Patterns of Light: Chasing the Spectrum from Aristotle to LEDs

by James W. Mayer and Steven Beeson

Book Overview

Light is all around us. Vision is our dominant sense, and we are richly rewarded with a palette of colors from red to violet. Our eyes do not detect the l- energy, long-wavelength infrared (IR) radiation, but we know it exists from d- cussions of war applications and televised images of guided weapons targets. Our eyes do not detect the higher-energy (above visible light energies) and shorter-than-visible-wavelength ultraviolet radiation, and yet...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387751068
• ISBN13: 9780387751061
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"