"Yesterday's science, today's technology." Presents fifteen hands-on activities illustrated in color designed to answer questions about light and lenses.
Presents a physics perspective on the concept of light and optics, exploring the science of electromagnetic radiation and its applications in lasers, medicine, communications, and other areas.
Examines the history of the science and technology of light, discussing significant researchers and such topics as microscopes, lasers, and fiber optics.
Presents an introduction to light, in simple text with illustrations, describing what it is, how it produces color and heat, and how it bounces and bends.
Discusses basic principles and applications of optics and optoelectronic technology, covering particle and wave theories, details of fiber optics, holography, optical illusions, and other topics, with end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam.
The fundamentals of light in cluding how it is measured, its interaction with matter, and the particle and wave theories of lightare covered in this detailed volume.
Uses illustrations and microphotography to support lessons on the role of the senses and nervous system in the human body. Includes definitions of unfamiliar words, and a cumulative index.
Uses illustrations and microphotography to support lessons on how the brain functions in the human body. Includes definitions of unfamiliar words, and a cumulative index.
