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Zapped : from infrared to X-rays, the curious history of invisible light

text Zapped : from infrared to X-rays, the curious history of invisible light

Berman, Bob

Summary
"'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 c... Read more
Contents
Introduction -- 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 tunin... Read more
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vi, 261 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company 2017
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Woodmere (Main Branch) 535 BER in Adult Non-fiction Available

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