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Invisibility : the history and science of how not to be seen

Gbur, Greg, author

Overview

\"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.

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Subject: Invisibility. / Electromagnetic waves. / Light. / Physics Miscellanea. / SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light. / SCIENCE / History. / TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Optics.
• ISBN: 9780300250428, 0300250428

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