Austin Richards takes readers on a visual tour of the electromagnetic spectrum beyond the range of human sight, using imaging technology as the means to "see" invisible light. Dozens of colorful images and clear, concise descriptions make this an intriguing, accessible technical book. Richards explains the light spectrum, including visible light, and describes the advanced imaging technologies that enable humans to synthesize our own version of "alien" vision at different wavelengths, with applications ranging from fire fighting and law enforcement to botany and medicine. The second edition expands existing content, explores recent areas of research, and provides new illustrations that demonstrate the variability of vision throughout the spectrum.
Author(s): Austin A. Richards
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: SPIE Press
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 185
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
Preface......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 19
Introduction......Page 20
Infrared and Ultraviolet: The Edges of the Rainbow......Page 25
Thermal Imaging: We All Glow in the Dark......Page 65
Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Imaging: Piercing the Veil......Page 91
X Rays and Gamma Rays: Crookes Tubes and Nuclear Light......Page 113
Acoustic Imaging: Seeing with Sound......Page 139
Sweeping through the Spectrum: Comparative Imagery......Page 151
Epilogue......Page 163
Glossary......Page 167
Bibliography......Page 177
Index......Page 179
