Scotland has a long history in optics, led by figures including Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Brewster, Maxwell and Bell, and was a centre in the development of photography. Recent innovations include optics in telecommunications, gravitational wave detectors and astronomy. This paper describes some of the major developments in optical sciences in Scotland from the 17th century through to the present.


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    Title :

    Optical sciences in Scotland


    Contributors:
    Marsh, J.H. (author)


    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


    Size :

    165803 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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