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1	Qed: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter more books like this by Richard Phillips Feynman, PH.D. add to wishlist Famous the world over for the creative brilliance of his insights into the physical world, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman also possessed an extraordinary talent for explaining difficult concepts to the nonscientist. "QED" - the edited version of four lectures on quantum electrodynamics that Feynman gave to the general public at UCLA ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $10.46! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Feynman Lectures on Physics more books like this by Richard Phillips Feynman, PH.D. add to wishlist This revised edition of Feynman's legendary lectures includes extensive corrections Feynman and his colleagues received and Caltech approved, making this the definitive edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $36.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Optics more books like this by Eugene Hecht add to wishlist Accurate, comprehensive and precise, this revision provides students with the most up-to-date coverage of optics. Responsive to students' needs, the focus of the revision was to fine tune the pedagogy, modernize the discourse, and update the content. The third edition continues the gradually modernizing treatment of the previous edition by ... see all copies from $6.82! new only from $36.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	My Very First Book of Colors more books like this by Eric Carle add to wishlist The beloved Eric Carle offers colorful puzzles that help the youngest of readers learn about colors and shapes. Readers can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half. (Baby/Preschool) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| SVS
5	Introduction to Modern Optics more books like this by Grant R Fowles add to wishlist This is a complete, undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology, and engineering. the first half deals with classical physics optics; the second half deals with the quantum nature of light. Includes many problems and answers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.15! \| SVS
6	Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality: Solving the Quantum Mysteries more books like this by John R Gribbin add to wishlist The author shows how dramatic improvements in experimental technique and new theories have provided extraordinary new insights into how the quantum universe works. He guides us through mind-bending experiments and seemingly paradoxical results so that we can grasp the fundamental riddle of today's quantum mechanics: why a single photon can be seen ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.98! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes more books like this by John A Duffie, William A Beckman add to wishlist This is the updated, cornerstone engineering resource of solar energy theory and applications. Solar technologies already provide energy for heat, light, hot water, electricity, and cooling for homes, businesses, and industry. Because solar energy only accounts for one-tenth of a percent of primary energy demand, relatively small increases in ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $109.88! \| SVS
8	Digital Lighting & Rendering more books like this by Jeremy Birn add to wishlist Crafting a perfect rendering in 3D software means nailing all the details. And no matter what software you use, your success in creating realistic-looking illumination, shadows and textures depends on your professional lighting and rendering techniques. In this lavishly illustrated new edition, Pixar's Jeremy Birn shows you how to: Master ... see all copies* from $1.99! new only from $11.82! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Opticks more books like this by Sir Isaac Newton add to wishlist Before Newton completed his masterpiece, "The Principia Mathematica", he had established his reputation with this treatise on the properties of light. Though on a narrower topic, this work is as impressive in its own right as "The Principia", for it provided a scientific analysis of light that became the basis of our modern understanding. Based on ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $11.56! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Fundamentals of Optics more books like this by Francis A Jenkins add to wishlist see all copies from $5.71! new only from $44.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Introduction to Fourier Optics more books like this by Joseph W Goodman add to wishlist Fourier analysis is a ubiquitous tool that has found application to diverse areas of physics and engineering. This book deals with its applications in optics, and in particular with applications to diffraction, imaging, optical data processing and holography. This book can be used as an upper level textbook to satisfy the needs of several ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $26.76! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Story of Science: Newton at the Center more books like this by Joy Hakim add to wishlist Newton is the focal point of Book Two of Hakim's The Story of Science series, with his monumental discoveries about gravity, motion, and light marking the true beginning of science as it is known today. see all copies from $14.00! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Atomic Spectra and Atomic Structure more books like this by Gerhard Herzberg add to wishlist One of best introductions; especially for specialists in other fields. Treatment is physical rather than mathematical. Eighty illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Health and Light more books like this by John N Ott add to wishlist This is a breakthrough book about the role light plays in maintaining human health -- and sometimes in harming the body. Over three million sold! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.28! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Seeing the Light: Optics in Nature, Photography, Color, Vision, and Holography more books like this by David S Falk add to wishlist The most complete and lucid nonmathematical study of light available. Chapters are self-contained, making the book flexible and easy to read. Coverage includes such non-traditional topics as processes of vision and the eye, atmospherical optical phenomena, color perception and illusions, color in nature and in art, Kirilian photography, and ... see all copies from $34.29! new only from $94.69! \| first editions \| SVS
16	The Fundamentals of X-Ray and Radium Physics more books like this by Joseph Selman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Catching the Light: The Entwined History of Light and Mind more books like this by Arthur Zajonc add to wishlist This work takes the reader on a tour of the nature and significance, both scientific and cultural, of light in our world. It explores the development of scientific theories surrounding light, and provides a history of the mind in the process. see all copies from $7.77! new only from $13.58! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Principles of optics : electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference and diffraction of ligh more books like this by Max Born, Emil Wolf add to wishlist Principles of Optics is one of the classic science books of the twentieth century, and probably the most influential book in optics published in the past 40 years. The new edition is the first ever thoroughly revised and expanded edition of this standard text. Among the new material, much of which is not available in any other optics text, is a ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $62.14! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure more books like this by Gerhard Herzberg add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! new only from $89.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Light more books like this by Terry Jennings, Peter Smith (Illustrator), Catherine Ward (Illustrator) add to wishlist Children will enjoy this hands-on treatment of science that they can relate to their world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.17! \| first editions
21 view cover	Faster Than the Speed of Light more books like this by Joao Magueijo, M.D., Jooao Magueijo add to wishlist Destined to be one of the most hotly debated books of the year-the fascinating story of how one brilliant young physicist's heretical idea may dethrone Einstein and forever change the way we see the universe. Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, and light travels at one fixed speed. This idea is considered a foundation of modern ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Light and Color more books like this by R Daniel Overheim, David L Wagner (Photographer) add to wishlist Equally valuable as a semester course for non-majors or an introduction for general readers, this text uses only a minimum of science and mathematical background to explain the physical principles of light. It emphasizes color: the properties of light and materials that give rise to it, how it is described and analyzed, how it is produced in ... see all copies from $5.36! first editions
23 view cover	Laser Spectroscopy: Basic Concepts & Instrumentation more books like this by W Demtroder add to wishlist The second and enlarged edition of this work provides an introduction to modern techniques and instrumentation in laser spectroscopy. The first part, which discusses the basic concepts of absorption and emission of light, the spectroscopic intrumentation for wavelength measurements and detection of light, and the spectroscopic properties of lasers ... see all copies from $16.35! new only from $33.57! \| first editions
24 view cover	Let There Be Light: The Story of Light from Atoms to Galaxies more books like this by Alex Montwill, Ann Breslin add to wishlist This book is the first of its kind to devote itself at this level to the key role played by light and electromagnetic radiation in the universe. Readers are introduced to philosophical hypotheses such as the economy, symmetry, and universality of natural laws, and are then guided to practical consequences such as the rules of geometrical optics ... see all copies from $44.95! new only from $44.95! \| SVS
25 view cover	Optical Physics more books like this by Henry Lipson, David Stefan Tannhauser, Stephen G Lipson add to wishlist This is the third edition of a successful and well-established text. Thoroughly revised and updated, the book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of optics, and to a wide variety of more advanced areas of modern optical science. Several new sections have been added, including discussions of super-resolved imaging, phase ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS

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