Invisibility - The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen

This thought-provoking book 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. Physicist Gregory J. Gbur explores the history of invisibility and its diverse science and technology connections.

About the author

Gregory J. Gbur is professor of physics and optical science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the author of Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics, and he writes two blogs on horror fiction, physics, and nature. He lives in Charlotte, NC.

Summary

A lively exploration of how invisibility has gone from science fiction to fact

Product details

• Authors: Gregory J. Gbur, Gbur Gregory J.
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9780300250428
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25042-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Optics, SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light, History of Science, Optical physics, Applied optics