Light: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond

Light is a stunning visual exploration of the power and behavior of light across the electromagnetic spectrum, organized along the order of the spectrum and featuring hundreds of stunning full-color photographs. It shows how light impacts us in various ways, from microscopy to imaging black holes in deep space.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2024
Publisher: Running Press,U.S.

Light is a captivating visual journey that explores the immense power and behavior of light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. While humans can only perceive a small portion of this vast spectrum, renowned science communicators Kim Arcand and Megan Watzke have brought it to life in a way that is both informative and visually stunning. Organized along the order of the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves to gamma rays, each chapter focuses on a different type of light and its unique characteristics. From ultraviolet light, which is used in microscopy to image plant cells and bacteria, to X-rays, which allow us to peer inside the human body and view areas around black holes in deep space, Arcand and Watzke demonstrate the numerous ways in which light impacts our lives. With hundreds of stunning full-color photographs, including new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, Light is a joy to read and browse.

Weight: 942g
Dimension: 255 x 255 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780762487844