Description: How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap : Odd Excursions into Optics, Hardcover by Wilk, Stephen R., ISBN 0199948011, ISBN-13 9780199948017, Brand New, Free shipping in the US How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap is a collection of essays that discusses odd and unusual topics in optics. Though optics is a fairly specialized branch of physics, this book extracts from the discipline topics that are particularly interesting, mysterious, culturally relevant, or accessible. The
essays all first appeared, in abbreviated form, in Optics and Photonics News and in The Spectrograph; the author has updated and expanded upon each of them for this book. Th is divided into three thematic sections: History, Weird Science, and Pop Culture. Chapters will discuss surprising uses
of optics in classics and early astronomy; explain why we think of the sun as yellow when it is actually white; present how the laser is used in popular film; and profile the eccentric scientists who contributed to optics. The essays are short and entertaining, and can be read in any order. Th
should appeal to general audiences interested in optics or physics more generally, as well as members of the scientific community who are curious about optics phenomena.
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Book Title: How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap : Odd Excursions Into Optics
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: Physics / Optics & Light, Physics / General
Publication Year: 2013
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Science
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Item Length: 6.4 in
Author: Stephen R. Wilk
Item Width: 9.5 in
Format: Hardcover
