Introduction Light exhibits both the properties of a wave and a particle. Its wave-like properties are best shown in its propagation while the particle-like properties in the emission and absorption of light.[1] As light behaves like a wave‚ superposition is observed between interacting waves. Superposition of waves is the addition of waves that travel across the same medium. The resulting wave from this addition has amplitude at a particular point that is the algebraic sum of the amplitudes of
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still being littered with ribs of broken ships whose captains couldn’t see the shore line. In 1822 Augustin Fresnel‚ a French physicist and engineer invented a lens that would change light houses everywhere. Fresnel contributed to the theory of wave optics and studied the behavior of light both theoretically and experimentally. Fresnel worked on numerous formulas to calculate the way light changed directions‚ while passing through the prisms. He worked with some of the most advanced glass makers of
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for their accomplishments had the odds going against them. They had every reason to fail‚ to give up‚ yet they persisted. One great example of this is Isaac Newton‚ who was a very interesting man. He was brilliant in the fields of Philosophy‚ Physics‚ Mathematics‚ Astronomy‚ and Science. Isaac Newton is credited as one of the great minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution (bio. Isaac Newton 1). Although he was one of the greatest scientists to ever live‚ he had many obstacles to overcome
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an established physicist and mathematician‚ who is credited as one of the greatest minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. Through his myriad of discoveries and endless research in the fields of optics‚ motion‚ and mathematics‚ Newton ultimately developed the principles of modern physics. His advances in his field are considered by many as nothing short of extraordinary; in fact‚ one might even credit his success to the events in his life that inspired and helped him to do the work that he
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lab exercises for this lesson‚ you need to know a little bit about light. White light consists of all the colors of the rainbow mixed together. Diffraction refers to various phenomena which occur when a wave encounters an obstacle. In classical physics‚ the diffraction phenomenon is described as the apparent bending of waves around small obstacles and the spreading out of waves past small openings. Isaac Newton thought that light must be a particle because particles of light that travels in straight
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An electron microscope is a type of microscope that produces an electronically-magnified image of a specimen for detailed observation. The electron microscope (EM) uses a particle beam of electrons to illuminate the specimen and create a magnified image of it. The microscope has a greater resolving power than a light-powered optical microscope‚ because it uses electrons that have wavelengths about 100‚000 times shorter than visible light (photons)‚ and can achieve magnifications of up to 1‚000‚000x
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microscopes can be used to view things such as biological tissues and organisms. Also‚ another popular microscope used in human biology is the stereo microscope‚ which is commonly used to dissect and examine human tissue. Discussion When studying the “optics” slide in the interactive section of this lab it displayed image orientation. To display this it took the letter “e” and showed you the standard view to the naked eye and then it showed you the view through a light microscope and it looked very different
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Presidency College‚ Chennai. He was the only student to get a first class. He completed his Master’s degree in Physics from the same college and broke all previous records. After ten years of Government services‚ Raman resigned to work as a professor of physics at the Kolkata University. He stayed there for fifteen years. It was the period when he received world wide recognition for his work in optics and scattering of light his pioneering research on the molecular scattering of light‚ the phenomenon that
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(NATALIE) For the bubbleheaded young Narcissus of myth‚ the mirror spun a fatal fantasy‚ and the beautiful boy chose to die by the side of a reflecting pond rather than leave his “beloved” behind. For the aging narcissist of Shakespeare’s 62nd sonnet‚ the mirror delivered a much-needed whack to his vanity‚ the sight of a face “beated and chopp’d with tann’d antiquity” underscoring the limits of self-love. Whether made of highly polished metal or of glass with a coating of metal on the back‚ mirrors
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Introduction Isaac newton—English astronomer‚ physicist‚ mathematician‚ and scientist—became interested in science as a boy and even invented several devises while he was still young. He attended Cambridge University and later taught there. In Optics‚ newton published his principles of light and colour‚ and in his mathematical principles of natural philosophy (also known as the principia)‚ he discussed the laws of motion and the theory of gravity. Besides his scientific study‚ he spent much time
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