Robert Williams Wood
Robert Williams Wood was an American physicist and inventor who made pivotal contributions to the field of optics. He pioneered infrared and ultraviolet photography. Wood's patents and theoretical work inform modern understanding of the physics of ultraviolet light, and made possible myriad uses of UV fluorescence which became popular after World War I. He published many articles on spectroscopy, phosphorescence, diffraction, and ultraviolet light.
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How to tell the Birds from the Flowers, and other Wood-cuts A Revised Manual of Flornithology for Beginners
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How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Flornithology for Beginners
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Animal Analogues: Verses and Illustrations
"Animal Analogues: Verses and Illustrations" by Robert Williams Wood is a whimsical collection of poetry and artwork published in the early 20th centu...
By Robert Williams Wood