The Story of Light Science From Early Theories to Today's Extraordinary Applications /

• Main Author: Vanderwerf, Dennis F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum computers.; Spintronics.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.; Popular Science in Physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

This book traces the evolution of our understanding and utilization of light from classical antiquity and the early thoughts of Pythagoras to the present time.   From the earliest recorded theories and experiments to the latest applications in photonic communication and computation, the ways in whic...