Learning on ScreenWave-Particle Duality
- Synopsis
- Traces the development of the various theories explaining the behaviour of light. In six 10-minute segments: The Particle Model (early explanations of the source and behaviour of light from the ancient Greeks to Isaac Newton); The Wave Model (Christian Huygen, Thomas Young, Jean Foucault); The Electromagnetic Model (James Maxwell, Heinrich Hertz); The Quantum Idea (Max Planck, Albert Einstein); Photons (Arthur Compton, Geoffrey Taylor); Matter Waves (Louis de Broglie).
- Series
- Concepts in Science: Physics, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.
- Year of production
- 1983
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)
- Uses
- A-level or introductory undergraduate physics.
- Subjects
- Physics
- Keywords
- light
Production Company
- Name
TV Ontario
- Web
- http://www.tvo.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 416 484 2886
- Fax
- +1 416 484 2896
- Address
- Box 200
Station Q
Toronto
Ontario
M4T 2T1
Canada
Distributor
- Name
Viewtech Educational Media
- Notes
- NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution
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