Stille, Darlene R. Manipulating Light: Reflection, Refraction and Absorption. 2006. 48p. ISBN 0-7565-1258-1. Available at 535 STI on the library shelves.
Light is one of the more mysterious scientific concept. It provides us with the ability to see shapes and colors. It can sharpen a view, from the extremely large telescopes gazing at the stars to the microscope observing the smallest building blocks of matter. It can distort a view, from mirrors in your car to carnival rides. It can transmit information instantly around the globe through fiber optics, and it can scan numbers through barcodes and lasers. It represents a standard that in theory cannot be broken, the speed of light. But what is light?
Light behaves according to a set of principles known as the law of reflection. How light bounces, bends, and gets absorbed dictates what will be seen. This short book describes the process by which light provides colors and enable scientific accomplishments such as the photographic camera and the most advanced telescopes. Without light, we could not read these words.
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