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- The book fills a void in the market by providing an overview of the entire electromagnetic spectrum, rather than just focusing on visible light
- Competing books are 20 years old; this book brings the topic up-to-date
- The book is observer-oriented with over 100 color photos as compared to decades-old texts which emphasize detailed treatments
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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"In this work, which developed out of a general studies course at the university, Beeson and Mayer (both, Arizona State Univ.) present a descriptive overview of the nature of light and fundamental phenomena associated with its behavior. … The brief, nontechnical chapters are geared to the nonscientist and emphasize phenomena. The book includes excellent illustrations (with some color photos) and a glossary of terms. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers." (O. Eknoyan, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), 2008)
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Book Title: Patterns of Light
Book Subtitle: Chasing the Spectrum from Aristotle to LEDs
Authors: Steven Beeson, James W. Mayer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75107-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-75106-1
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2579-4
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-75107-8
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 196
Number of Illustrations: 100 illustrations in colour
Topics: Classical Electrodynamics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Quantum Optics, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering