This series traces the development of the various theories that have been advanced to explain the behavior of light, from the concepts of the ancient Greeks to the proven models of today. The programs outline the contributions of Isaac Newton, Christian Huygens, Thomas Young, Jean Foucault, James Maxwell, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Arthur Compton, Geoffrey Taylor, and Louis de Broglie, and explain the reasons for the gradual acceptance of both particle and wave models and their eventual combination. 6-part series, 10 minutes each.
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