Zapped : from infrared to X-rays, the curious history of invisible light / Bob Berman.
"Zapped tells the story of all the light we cannot see, tracing microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays, radio waves, infrared, ultraviolet, and other forms of radiation from their historic, world-altering discoveries in the nineteenth century to their central role in modern life"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316311308
- ISBN: 9780316311304
- Physical Description: vi, 261 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Light fantastic -- Now you see it, now you don't -- The green planet and the red heat -- Hot rays -- Ultraviolet brings the blues -- Danger beyond the violet -- Energy rhythms -- The exploding sun -- No soap -- Turning on and tuning in -- The speed that destroyed space and time -- Microwaves everywhere -- The man with the X-ray vision -- Röntgen rays for everyone -- What's in your basement? -- The atomic quartet -- Gamma rays : the impossible light -- Cell-phone radiation -- Cosmic rays -- Beams from the universe's birth -- Energy from our minds -- Ray guns -- The next frontier : zero-point and dark energies -- Total solar eclipse : when the rays stop -- ETs may be broadcasting, but what's their number? -- Does light have a bright future? |
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Subject: | Electromagnetic waves > Popular works. Light > History. Light > Philosophy. Optics > History. Radiation > History. Spectrum analysis > History. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rolla Public Library | NF 535.09 BER (Text) | 38256101740904 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |