A video lecture series illustrating the fundamentals of laseroptics. Topics include the physical interpretation of laser and fiberoptic phenomena and their applications.

This ScienceWorld site describes the Scottish mathematician and physicist James Maxwell (1831-1879) who published physical and mathematical theories of the electromagnetic field.

Why? File provides insight into four advances in telescope technology as well as shows how they are "improving our harvest of cosmic understanding."

This resource explores the science behind light and how mirrors reflect it. Also contains information on lenses both convex and concave.

Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...

Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only to find that it looks remarkably realistic if you stand in exactly the right spot? These sidewalk illusions employ a technique called anamorphosis- a special case...

Do you know how to make a bright spot brighter? In this activity, your eyes will send conflicting information to the brain. See how you perceive what is on the paper.

Using the property of reflection, this activity will have students appearing to defy gravity.

In this activity observe how light sources flash as you give them a raspberry. As you complete the activity, make a conclusion about what is wiggling the lights or you.

In this activity, you will trick your brain into thinking that your friend has disappeared except for their smile. Understand what happens when your eyes receive different images.

Did you ever wonder why you have two eyes but only see one image? This activity will explore how your brain combines the images from your eyes in surprising ways. Learn about the dominant eye and how some people do not have one!

This biographical note on Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen describes his boyhood, upbringing, education, scientific work and accomplishments. Focuses on his studies of Xrays.

Students can see light reflected and refracted in this demonstration. They will also discover the total internal reflection of light.

An interactive Java applet which allows the user to investigate the path of light through a lens shape object. The shape of the object, the index of refraction of the material, and the location of the incident rays can be altered.

From the MacTutor History of Mathematics website, this page allows students to see the Edinburgh home of the 19th century Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

A short description of a demonstration involving a hologram. Suitable as a supplement for a teacher lesson plan or as an idea-generator for a student project.

Short descriptions and graphics of three demonstrations which illustrate the diffraction phenomenon. Suitable as a supplement for a teacher lesson plan or as an idea-generator for a student project.

Different step by step experiments in Optics, Light and Color. These experiments will help the students to investigate the world of light, color and optics.

In this lesson make a spinning top to explore the concepts of shape, color, spinning, and optical illusions.

Lesson plan that investigates the sense of sight. Includes optical illusions which lead students to question the reliability of vision.

This ebook version of Oliver Optic's "The Soldier Boy, Or, Tom Somers In The Army, A Story Of The Great Rebellion" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of...

This ebook version of Oliver Optic's Red Cross has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

This ebook version of Oliver Optic's Down The Rhine; Or Young America In Germany has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

This ebook version of Oliver Optic's Bear And Forbear, Or, The Young Skipper Of Lake Ucayga has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.