Invisibility : the history and science of how not to be seen
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023].
Format
Book
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
535 GBUR
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535 GBUR
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023].
Physical Desc
viii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-268) and index.
Description
"Is it possible for something or someone to be made invisible? This question, which has intrigued authors of science fiction for over a century, has become a headline-grabbing topic of scientific research. In this book, science writer and optical physicist Gregory J. Gbur traces the science of invisibility from its sci-fi origins in the nineteenth-century writings of authors such as H. G. Wells and Fitz James O'Brien to modern stealth technology, invisibility cloaks, and metamaterials. He explores the history of invisibility and its science and technology connections, including the discovery of the electromagnetic spectrum, the development of the atomic model, and quantum theory. He shows how invisibility has moved from fiction to reality, and he questions the hidden paths that lie ahead for researchers."--,Provided by publisher.