Wrestling with light : history, science and applications /

"This book presents a chronology of the science and technology of light and focuses on the phenomena and joy of discovery rather than mathematical theories and derivations. The book presents an easy-to-read guide to the integration of science and engineering, and combines it with the history of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dakin, James T. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Melville, New York : AIP Publishing, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Perspectives (AIP Publishing)
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Light
  • First Light
  • The Emergence of Light Science
  • Electromagnetism, Quanta, and Materials
  • QED, Quarks, and the Standard Model
  • Traditional Electric Lighting
  • LEDs and Disruption
  • Light and Life
  • Reflections.