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The Physics of Invisibility : a Story of Light and Deception by Martin Beech (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Physics of Invisibility : a Story of Light and Deception about?

The ability is see is fundamental to our very existence. How true our perceptions really are depends upon many factors, and not least is our understanding of what light is and how it interacts with matter. It was said that the camera, the icon of light recording instruments, never lies, and in the day of the glass plate and celluloid roll-film this might well have been true. But in this modern era, with electronic cameras and computer software, it is often safe to assume that the camera always lies. The advertising images that bombard our every waking moment are manipulated in shape, profile, color, and form. In this new era, light can be manipulated with metamaterials to make one object look like another or even cause that objects to vanish, literally before our eyes; not only can the image we see be manipulated, but so can the light itself. Erscheinungsdatum: 26.10.2011

Who reads The Physics of Invisibility : a Story of Light and Deception?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Martin Beech (auth.)
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Published
2012
Language
EN
ISBN
9781461406167
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Engineering, History
Updated
2026-03-24

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