Optics: Light for a New Age

by Jeff Hecht

Written for secondary and advanced middle school students, Optics describes light, the human eye and vision, lasers and other light sources, light detection, optical instruments, cameras, television, fiber optic communications, light and life, and other uses of light and optics. First published in 1987, the New York Academy of Sciences cited it as an honorable mention as best children's book in the older age group in 1988.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

174 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Jeff Hecht has written extensively about lasers, light and optics for a wide range of publications, including New Scientist magazine, Laser Focus World, Optics & Photonics News, High Technology, Technology Review, and Bulletin of the American Scientists.