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Patterns of Light: Chasing the Spectrum from Aristotle to LEDs
Steven Beeson
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Description for Patterns of Light: Chasing the Spectrum from Aristotle to LEDs
Hardcover. Addresses the properties of light as seen in the everyday world: events such as refraction in a pool, lenses in the form of glasses, the colors of objects, and atmospheric events. This book also addresses the use of electron and optical microscopy in observing the worlds unseen by the unaided eye. Num Pages: 210 pages, 100 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 540.
Any student or engineer working in optics or the field of laser technology will find this a fascinating read. The book begins by addressing the properties of light as seen in the everyday world: events such as refraction in a pool, lenses in the form of glasses, the colors of objects, and atmospheric events. Latter chapters explain these events at the atomic and subatomic level and address the use of electron and optical microscopy in observing the worlds unseen by the unaided eye. Exercises and activities will be found in an appendix, but the primary volume can stand alone if ... Read more
Any student or engineer working in optics or the field of laser technology will find this a fascinating read. The book begins by addressing the properties of light as seen in the everyday world: events such as refraction in a pool, lenses in the form of glasses, the colors of objects, and atmospheric events. Latter chapters explain these events at the atomic and subatomic level and address the use of electron and optical microscopy in observing the worlds unseen by the unaided eye. Exercises and activities will be found in an appendix, but the primary volume can stand alone if ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
540g
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387751061
SKU
V9780387751061
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Patterns of Light: Chasing the Spectrum from Aristotle to LEDs
From the reviews: In this work, which developed out of a general studies course at the university, Beeson and Mayer (both, Arizona State Univ.) present a descriptive overview of the nature of light and fundamental phenomena associated with its behavior. ... The brief, nontechnical chapters are geared to ... Read more