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Montwill, Alex.

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Let there be light : = the story of light from atoms to galaxies /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Let there be light :/ Alex Montwill & Ann Breslin.
Reminder of title:	the story of light from atoms to galaxies /
remainder title:	Story of light from atoms to galaxies
Author:	Montwill, Alex.
other author:	Breslin, Ann.
Published:	London :Imperial College Press ; : c2008.,
Description:	xxxiii, 595 p. :ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;23 cm.
[NT 15003449]:	Introducing light -- Geometrical optics : reflection -- Geometric optics : refraction -- Light from afar : astronomy -- Light from the past : astrophysics -- Introducing waves -- Sound waves -- Light as a wave -- Making images -- There was electricity, there was magneticism, and then there was light-- -- 'Atoms of light' : the birth of quantum theory -- The development of quantum mechanics -- Atoms of light acting as particles -- Atoms of light behaving as waves -- Relativity part 1 : how it began -- Relativity part 2 : verifiable predictions -- Epilogue.
Subject:	Light -
ISBN:	9781860948503 (hbk.)

Let there be light : = the story of light from atoms to galaxies /
Montwill, Alex.

Let there be light :the story of light from atoms to galaxies /Story of light from atoms to galaxiesAlex Montwill & Ann Breslin. - London :Imperial College Press ;c2008. - xxxiii, 595 p. :ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing light -- Geometrical optics : reflection -- Geometric optics : refraction -- Light from afar : astronomy -- Light from the past : astrophysics -- Introducing waves -- Sound waves -- Light as a wave -- Making images -- There was electricity, there was magneticism, and then there was light-- -- 'Atoms of light' : the birth of quantum theory -- The development of quantum mechanics -- Atoms of light acting as particles -- Atoms of light behaving as waves -- Relativity part 1 : how it began -- Relativity part 2 : verifiable predictions -- Epilogue.

"This book is the first of its kind to devote itself at this level to the key role played by light and electromagnetic radiation in the universe. Readers are introduced to philosophical hypotheses such as the economy, symmetry, and universality of natural laws, and are then guided to practical consequences such as the rules of geometrical optics and even Einstein's well-known but mysterious relationship, E = mc[superscript 2]. Most chapters feature a pen picture of the life and character of a relevant scientific figure. These "Historical Interludes" include, among others, Galileo's conflicts with the Inquisition, Fourier's taunting of the guillotine, Neils Bohr and World War II, and the unique character of Richard Feynman." --Book Jacket.

ISBN: 9781860948503 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2009275573Subjects--Topical Terms:

746033
Light

LC Class. No.: QC358.5 / .M66 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 535

Let there be light : = the story of light from atoms to galaxies /
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