Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography.

Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography.

Young adult introduction to optics and light, including what light is and does, simple optics and how they work, the eye, light sources, light detection and rob

Optics has been part of scientific enquiry from its beginning and remains a key element of modern science. This book provides a concise treatment of physical op

Optics—a field of physics focusing on the study of light—is also central to many areas of biology, including vision, ecology, botany, animal behavior, neuro