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11/29/2008
Madera County artist loves to sculpt light (Madera Tribune)
A man who studies light as it bounces off surfaces or watches it as it changes through the day is also an artist who reflects what he is seeing in the creation of unusual scuptures, light fixtures or simple objects.
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11/23/2008
Pittsburgh stained-glass artist's work beautifies region (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The work of Pittsburgh-trained stained-glass artist Charles J. Connick is the subject of a book by Albert M. Tannler, historical collections director of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
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| Cool Cosmos - Offers lessons and activities for infrared light. Also, includes has online tutorials, games and graphic galleries that related to this topic.Fraunhofer Lines - Prominent lines in the spectrum of the sun are shown, together with their corresponding wavelengths.How Stuff Works: Light - Seven-segment detailed explanation uses drawings and animations to show how light works and how photons are generated, with many related links.Moiré Phenomenon - A book and a downloadable moire demonstration kit for printing on transparencies.Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope - Features hundreds of photomicrographs (photographs through the microscope) of everything from superconductors and high-tech materials to ice cream and beer. Also includes tutorials about microscopy and optics.Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography - Photo gallery plus directions to make a pinhole camera, take pictures and develop them. Also, links to other pinhole camera sites.Optical Fibres Project - How optical fibers work, and information on reflection, refraction, Snell's Law, total internal reflection and critical angles.Optics Exercises and Tutorial - (Univ of Florida). A sample electronic lecture or worksheet.Optics for Kids - An overview of the basics of optics suitable for elementary school children. Also discusses careers in science and engineering.Polarized Light - Fascinating facts about polarized light, from rainbows to beetles, from Viking navigation to LCD displays. Myths and truth about polarized sunglasses. Also a shop with polarized-only items.Reflections In Choppy Water - Why does light reflecting off a lake or ocean appear to be Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) - Learn about the scanning electron microscope and its uses.Tux Teaches Photonics - A collection of information, lessons and quizzes about photonics, taught by Tux.WebTOP - A 3D interactive computer graphics system that instructors can use to help teach optics, and that students can use to simulate and visualize optical phenomena to help them learn about optics.
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