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Short Bright Flash

Name: Short Bright Flash
Brand: WW Norton & Co
SKU: 01287061
Price: 27.29 EUR
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Author: Theresa Levitt
ISBN: 9780393068795

Theresa Levitt

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English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 01287061

Publishers WW Norton & Co, August 2013

Augustin Fresnel (1788 - 1827) shocked the scientific elite with his view of the physics of light. T... Full description

Libristo code: 01287061

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Augustin Fresnel (1788 - 1827) shocked the scientific elite with his view of the physics of light. The lens he invented was a feat of engineering that made lighthouses blaze many times brighter, further and more efficiently than they had before. As secretary of France's Lighthouse Commission, he planned and oversaw the lighting of the nation's coast. Although Fresnel died young, his brother Leonor presided over the spread of the new technology around the globe. The new lights were of strategic importance in navigation and the Fresnel legacy played an important role in geopolitical events. Levitt's scientific and historical account, rich in anecdote and personality, is a compelling read.