{"product_id":"how-the-ray-gun-got-its-zap-odd-excursions-into-optics-9780199948017","title":"How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap: Odd Excursions Into Optics","description":"\u003cem\u003eHow the Ray Gun Got Its Zap\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays that discusses odd and unusual topics in optics. Though optics is a fairly specialized branch of physics, this book extracts from the discipline topics that are particularly interesting, mysterious, culturally relevant, or accessible. The\u003cbr\u003eessays all first appeared, in abbreviated form, in \u003cem\u003eOptics\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand Photonics News \u003c\/em\u003eand in \u003cem\u003eThe Spectrograph\u003c\/em\u003e; the author has updated and expanded upon each of them for this book. The book is divided into three thematic sections: History, Weird Science, and Pop Culture. Chapters will discuss surprising uses\u003cbr\u003eof optics in classics and early astronomy; explain why we think of the sun as yellow when it is actually white; present how the laser is used in popular film; and profile the eccentric scientists who contributed to optics. The essays are short and entertaining, and can be read in any order. The book\u003cbr\u003eshould appeal to general audiences interested in optics or physics more generally, as well as members of the scientific community who are curious about optics phenomena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen R. Wilk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.42w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199948017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Wilk is a contributing editor for the Optical Society of America and the author of Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon (OUP; 2000). He holds a Ph.D. in Physics and has worked on Laser Propulsion and High Energy Lasers at Textron and MIT's Lincoln Labs, and has designed and built\u003cbr\u003eoptical apparatus at Optikos Corporation, Cognex, and AOtec. He was previously a visiting professor at Tufts and a visiting scientist at MIT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39937681195123,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f7ffdb61-5e12-441f-aebc-a359eac2328c.jpg?v=1647995631","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/how-the-ray-gun-got-its-zap-odd-excursions-into-optics-9780199948017","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}