TY - BOOK ID - 61230750 TI - Mission Invisible : A Novel About the Science of Light PY - 2020 SN - 303034634X 3030346331 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Physics. KW - Optical materials. KW - Electronic materials. KW - Lasers. KW - Photonics. KW - Popular Science in Physics. KW - Optical and Electronic Materials. KW - Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. KW - Light KW - Electromagnetic waves KW - Light sources KW - Spectrum analysis KW - New optics KW - Optics KW - Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation KW - Masers, Optical KW - Optical masers KW - Light amplifiers KW - Optoelectronic devices KW - Nonlinear optics KW - Optical parametric oscillators KW - Electronic materials KW - Materials KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Electronics KW - Materials. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61230750 AB - Invisibility has fascinated people since time immemorial, but only a decade ago did invisibility become a serious subject of scientific investigation. This lively novel, authored by an expert in the field, takes the reader on a journey to fascinating places and - en passant - on an intellectual adventure involving some of the most fascinating subjects of optics. While enjoying the fun and action of a travel story, the reader will gain an accurate notion of the real science of invisibility, of the light and shade of the business of science, as well as glimpses into different cultures. From the first page, you will gradually become immersed in a different world, the world of the science of light. The book includes an appendix providing interested readers with deeper insights into the fundamental physics of space-time, gravity and light. ER -