Beam: The Race to Make the Laser - Rilegato

Hecht, Jeff

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ISBN 10: 0195142101 ISBN 13: 9780195142105

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2005

Riassunto

Beam is the story of the three intense years from the birth of the laser idea to its breakthrough demonstration in a California laboratory. The quest was a struggle against physics, established wisdom, and the establishment itself. It is a fascinating tale of a remarkable and powerful invention that has become a symbol of modern technology.

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Recensione:

...useful and worthwhile history. (Times Higher Education Supplement)

L'autore:

Jeff Hecht met his first laser as a Caltech undergraduate in 1968, and took a while to figure out what it was good for. In his case, it was a lot of words--he's been writing about lasers and optics for the past thirty years. His books include City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics (OUP, 1999), Understanding Lasers (1994), Understanding Fiber Optics (2002), Laser: Light of a Million Uses (1998), Optics: Light for a New Age (1988), and The Laser Guidebook (1991). He is a correspondent for the weekly international magazine New Scientist.

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• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0195142101
• ISBN 13: 9780195142105
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 284