Prof. Dr. C. Spielman, Dr. C. Forstner

Scientific Talk (100%)

• David C. Lindberg, Theories of Vision from al Kindi to Kepler. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976.
• Olivier Darrigol, A History of Optics: From Greek Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.
• Helge Kragh, Quantum Generations: A History of Physics of the Twentieth Century. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999.

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128 M.Sc. Physik Vertiefung „Optik”: Wahlpflichtmodul

628 M.Sc. Photonics: Wahlpflichtmodul

Seminar: 2 SWS

The seminar covers the history of optics from the antiquity to the 20th century: Starting with Greek heories of vision and ending with quantum optics. A strong focus will be given on the development of concepts and

experiments that influenced todays thinking about light and optics, such as wave particle dualism or the Abbe diffraction limit. An excursion the Jena’s Optical Museum is part of the seminar.

In close collaboration with the supervisor, the student will work on an independent project. The students will develop the ability to evaluate critically the arguments and analytical methods of historians. They will learn developing their own interpretations based on critical assessments of primary source evidence and independent research.