Table of Contents

1: Thomas Young Polymath: The Law of Interference
2: The Fresnel Connection: Particle versus Waves
3: At Light Speed: The Birth of Interferometry
4: After the Gold Rush: The Trials of Albert Michelson
5: Stellar Interference: Measuring the Stars
6: Across the Universe: Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and the Search for Exoplanets
7: Two Faces of Microscopy: Diffraction and Interference
8: Holographic Dreams of Princess Leia: Crossing Beams
9: Photon Interference: The Foundations of Quantum Communication
10: The Quantum Advantage: Interferometric Computing

About the Author

David D. Nolte is the Edward M Purcell Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University. He received his BA from Cornell University in 1981 and his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 1988, was a post-doctoral member of AT&T Bell Labs. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Fellow of the AAAS.

Reviews

Exceptionally well written and remarkably detailed as to the history and the personalities of the scientists involved.
*Peter Milonni, Los Alamos National Laboratory*

A high-quality book with an easy and engaging prose style.
*David Di Vincenzo, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany*

Informative, entertaining, and hasn't been done before: strongly recommended.
*Jennifer Coopersmith, author of Energy - The Subtle Concept and The Lazy Universe - An Introduction to the Principle of Least Action*

Interference induces excitement in the reader and can encourage young students to study and work in the field of optics.
*Barry R. Masters, Optics & Photonics News*