# #Mon Aug 09 12:01:57 CEST 2010 Text__HBIEYKOdEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=In the 19th century, the wave theory of light is established as an essential component of classical physics. It explains diffraction, refraction and polarization of light. Furthermore, the British physicist James Clerk Maxwell succeeds in explaining light waves as electromagnetic waves. Text__HBIEYKOdEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Is Light a Wave?