What is Light? Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Up until a couple centuries ago, we had no idea what light was. It seems like magic, no? But there is no magic in this world, really. Just stuff we don't understand. So let's understand light a little better right now!
Topics
- dave farina
- professor dave
- professor dave explains
- physics
- classical physics
- light
- classical electromagnetism
- newton
- huygens
- james clerk maxwell
- electromagnetic radiation
- electromagnetic spectrum
- gamma rays
- x-rays
- UV rays
- ultraviolet radiation
- visible light
- infrared light
- microwaves
- radio waves
- amplitude
- wavelength
- frequency
- electric field
- magnetic field
- speed of light