HISTORY OF MODERN OPTICS & OPTOELECTRONICS DEVELOP IN CHINA

by Shouyun Tan (Editor)

Overview

This book presents a collection of memoir papers on the development of modern and contemporary optics and optoelectronics in China from the 18th to 20th centuries. The papers were written by famous scientists in China, including members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, sharing their experience in different fields of optics and optoelectronics development. This is a unique book in understanding the natural science history of optics and optoelectronics. It gives you the general idea about how the western optical science spread to China in the 17th to 18th century; the cradle of the contemporary optics in China; Birth, development and application of lasers in China; high energy and high power lasers for laser antiballistic missile and laser nuclear fusion; development of Chinese optical communication and optical information storage; laser and infrared optics research for space science; development of Chinese optical instruments, etc.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814518772
Publisher:	World Scientific / World Century Publishing Corporation
Publication date:	06/11/2014
Series:	SERIES ON ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY OF SCI IN CHINA , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	392
File size:	12 MB
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