Optics: Light for a New Age

By Jeff Hecht

Book Overview

Written for secondary and advanced middle school students, Optics describes light, the human eye and vision, lasers and other light sources, light detection, optical instruments, cameras, television, fiber optic communications, light and life, and other uses of light and optics. First published in 1987, the New York Academy of Sciences cited it as an honorable mention as best children's book in the older age group in 1988.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511524286
• ISBN13: 9781511524285
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"