Light-based Science, Technology And Sustainable Development: The Legacy Of Ibn Al-haytham (multidisciplinary And Applied Optics)
by Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book discusses light-based science, emphasising its
pervasive influence in science, policy, and education. A
wide-range of contributors offer a comprehensive study of the
tremendous, and indeed foundational, contributions of Ibn al
Haytham, a scholar from the medieval period. The analysis then
moves into the future development of light-based technology.
Written as a multi-disciplinary reference book by leading
scholars in the history of science and /or photonics, it
covers Ibn al Haytham’s optics, LED lighting for sustainable
development, global and atomic-scale time with new light sources,
advanced technology, and vision science. Cutting-edge optical
technologies and their global impact is addressed in detail, and
the later chapters also explore challenges with renewable energy,
the global impact of photonics, and optical and photonic
education technology. Practical examples and illustrations are
provided throughout the text.
This book discusses light-based science, emphasising its
pervasive influence in science, policy, and education. A
wide-range of contributors offer a comprehensive study of the
tremendous, and indeed foundational, contributions of Ibn al
Haytham, a scholar from the medieval period. The analysis then
moves into the future development of light-based technology.
Written as a multi-disciplinary reference book by leading
scholars in the history of science and /or photonics, it
covers Ibn al Haytham’s optics, LED lighting for sustainable
development, global and atomic-scale time with new light sources,
advanced technology, and vision science. Cutting-edge optical
technologies and their global impact is addressed in detail, and
the later chapters also explore challenges with renewable energy,
the global impact of photonics, and optical and photonic
education technology. Practical examples and illustrations are
provided throughout the text.