Zapped - From Infrared to X-Rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light

The author of "Zoom: How Everything Moves" traces the history of forms of invisible light, including infrared, gamma rays, radio waves and many more, from their 19th century discovery to their function in the world today.

About the author

Bob Berman is a leading astronomy writer and the author of Zoom and The Sun’s Heartbeat. He contributed the popular ‘Night Watchman’ column for Discover for seventeen years and is currently a columnist for Astronomy, a host on Northeast Public Radio and science editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac. He lives in Willow, New York.

Summary

All the light you cannot see, is it friend or foe?

Product details

• Authors: Bob Berman, Berman Bob
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781786073730
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-373-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); popular science, SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light, SCIENCE / Radiation, Optical physics