The Physics of Invisibility : A Story of Light and Deception. 1st ed. 2012

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by Martin Beech

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New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012

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• Beech, Martin.
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ISBN:

9781461406167 [1461406161]    

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Introduction -- Chapter 1: Of All Things Visible and Invisible -- Chapter 2: A Very Brief History of Light -- Chapter 3: Mirror Tricks, the Art of Cloaking and Seeing the Impossible -- Chapter 4: Maxwell's Marvelous Waves -- Chapter 5: The Metamaterial Revolution -- Afterword -- Appendices -- Index.
Arthur C. Clarke famously wrote that, "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." These words most certainly ring true with respect to invisibility cloaking devices. At work is the magic of science, of course. The technology to make an object simply disappear from view is now a reality. There is both great fear and great desire in the thought of invisibility. Indeed, for thousands of years, authors have grappled with the idea. Power, devilry, secrecy, ethical dilemma, and moral corruption - invisibility has it all. And yet, our waking world is full of familiar invisible phenomena. Electricity flowing along a metal wire, the gravity that keeps us grounded, the air we breathe, the bacteria and viruses that make us ill, the X-rays that reveal our broken bones - all are invisible to our eyes. They surround and envelop us, and we don't give them a second thought. Nature long ago learned how to play tricks with light rays, enriching the world with rainbows, mirages, and animal camouflage

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