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Invisibility
Title statement Invisibility : the history and science of how not to be seen / Gregory J. Gbur Personal name Gbur, Greg (author) Publication New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2023] Copyright notice date ©2023 Phys.des. viii, 280 stran : ilustrace ISBN 978-0-300-25042-8 (vázáno) Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note Obsahuje bibliografii, bibliografické odkazy a rejstřík Subj. Headings optika optics * světlo light * elektromagnetické vlny electromagnetic waves * stealth technologie stealth technologies Keywords neviditelnost Form, Genre monografie monographs Conspect 535 - Optika UDC 535 , 535-2/-9 , 613.165 , 537.87 , 621.37 , 623.623 , (048.8) Country Spojené státy americké ; Velká Británie Language angličtina Document kind Books Call number Barcode Location Sublocation Info 520/243 (KUP) 3139327360 Zbrojnice Ústřední knihovna UP - fyzika In-Library Use Only
"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. This is not only the story of invisibility but also the story of humankind’s understanding of the nature of light itself, and of the many fascinating figures whose discoveries advanced this knowledge."--Nakladatelská anotace
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