The National Library of China (NLC) contributed manuscripts, maps, books, and rubbings of steles and oracle bones that span the range of Chinese history fromancientto modern times.
One flame whose symbolism has transcended from modern toancienttimes is the Olympic torch, which has become a symbol for solidarity among nations, the perseverance needed of victory, and the struggle for perfection.
Yale economist William Nordhaus examined the history of lighting technologies, from open fires and stone animal fat lamps in ancienttimesto modern incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.