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Visible and Invisible: The Wonders of Light Phenomena
Olmes Bisi
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Description for Visible and Invisible: The Wonders of Light Phenomena
paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 335 pages, 171 black & white illustrations, 111 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 488.
Light phenomena have intrigued humankind since prehistory. Think of the rainbow, a sunset on the sea, a game of shadows. Humans have always used light for their own needs, from cooking food to illuminating a room.
However, light is not only limited to what we can see with our eyes. The invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum is broad and dynamic. This book outlines the mysteries and wonders of electromagnetism, heat, and light. It also covers the history of our scientific understanding of light.
The dark as well as the bright sides of light are fully explored in these pages, from ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Switzerland
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Series
Astronomers' Universe
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319098241
SKU
V9783319098241
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99-15
About Olmes Bisi
Olmes Bisi is a professor of Physics at the faculty of Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. He has a degree in physics with honors from University of Modena and was a researcher at the Theoretical Chemistry Department (University of Oxford UK), at the Research Laboratory of IBM, Yorktown Heights, (NY) and at the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart ... Read more
Reviews for Visible and Invisible: The Wonders of Light Phenomena
“The book is very well written in a nice breezy conversational style. … There are numerous illustrations – 278 in total, many in colour. … I would definitely recommend this book to my local middle school or primary school classes as an introduction to the world of science in general and optics in particular. I believe this type of teaching ... Read more