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A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of ~ Augustin Fresnel a French engineer active in the early nineteenth century came up with the idea of using prisms to concentrate light from a flame to make brighter lighthouse lights He may not have been the first to think of this although he didnt seem to know of any precedents until other people mentioned them after he expressed the idea but he brought it into practice

A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of ~ “With his frantic pace of invention and early death “he’s just like those romantic heroines of 1830s Paris burning themselves up through their passions” said the historian Theresa Levitt whose new book is A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse”

A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of ~ Its named for its inventor Augustin Fresnel who invented the first modern lighthouse lenses back in the 1800s This book is a combination of history and science blending the events that led up to the invention and use of the lens with the scientific experiments that made it possible

A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of ~ A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse Hardcover By Theresa Levitt Please email or write store for pricing and availability information Special Request May Not Be Available Description

A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of ~ A SHORT BRIGHT FLASH Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse User Review Kirkus Homage to the man who turned feebleandfarbetween harbor lights into a global multitude

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Customer reviews A Short Bright Flash ~ 50 out of 5 starsA Short Bright Flash – Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse July 26 2013 If you have ever visited a lighthouse then you have probably marveled at the huge lens that focuses the light into a single beam visible for miles at sea

A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of ~ Augustin Fresnel 17881827 shocked the scientific elite with his unique understanding of the physics of light The lens he invented was a brilliant feat of engineering that made lighthouses blaze many times brighter farther and more efficiently Battling the establishment his own poor health and the limited technology of the time Fresnel was able to achieve his goal of illuminating the

A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel And The Birth Of ~ A Short Bright Flash Augustin Fresnel And The Birth Of The Modern Lighthouse Theresa Levitt 9780393350890 Books Skip to main content Try Prime EN Hello Sign in Account Lists Sign in Account Lists Orders Try Prime Cart Books Go Search Best