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This thought-provoking book traces the science of invisibility from its sci-fi origins in the nineteenth-century writings of authors such as H. G. Wells and Fitz James O'Brien to modern stealth technology, invisibility cloaks, and metamaterials. Physicist Gregory J. Gbur explores the history of invisibility and its diverse science and technology connections.

Produktbeschreibung
This thought-provoking book traces the science of invisibility from its sci-fi origins in the nineteenth-century writings of authors such as H. G. Wells and Fitz James O'Brien to modern stealth technology, invisibility cloaks, and metamaterials. Physicist Gregory J. Gbur explores the history of invisibility and its diverse science and technology connections.
Autorenporträt
Gregory J. Gbur is professor of physics and optical science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the author of Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics, and he writes two blogs on horror fiction, physics, and nature. He lives in Charlotte, NC.