Department of Physics and Astronomy: Publications and Other Research
Date of this Version
1-1958
Abstract
The word light, as commonly used, refers to the radiant energy which produces a visual effect. It was first shown by Maxwell that light is an electromagnetic radiation, propagated with a speed whose value was numerically determined by the relationship between electric and magnetic units.
Comments
Published in Physics, by Henry Semat and Robert Katz, New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1958. Copyright © 1958 Henry Semat and Robert Katz. All rights reserved. Used by permission.