ENGLISH

Patterns of Light: Chasing the Spectrum from Aristotle to LEDs

By James W. Mayer , Steven Beeson

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2008
ISBN
0387751068, 9780387751061
Google Books ID
Z_nT0MQxLaIC
Open Library ID
OL16725117M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
47 MB (48887583 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
211\211
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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 the reader so desires.

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