ERIC Number: EJ023379
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Publication Date: 1970
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Names in Physics: Fresnel
Cooper, M. L.
Phys Educ, 5, 3, 175-177, May '70
This short biography of Fresnel traces his early education, his work as an engineer and his theories and discoveries in optics. The importance of Fresnel's ideas on diffraction, interference and double refraction are discussed. Bibliography. (LC)
Descriptors: Biographies, Laboratory Experiments, Light, Optics, Physics, Science History, Scientific Research, Theories
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