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Pioneers of Color Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Pioneers of Color Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical
development of color science, told through the stories of more than
90 of the most prominent figures in the field and their
contributions. The text comprises an extensive set of biographical
essays about pioneering scientists in the field of color science,
describing their most significant achievements and explaining how
their findings influenced the general understanding of color.
Grouped by historical period, each part is prefaced with a short
introduction that sets the essays into context and helps the reader
appreciate the background and the importance of the contributions
made. Beginning with classical Greece and the works of Plato and
Aristotle, the book goes on in the second part to describe the
advances made by Islamic scholars such as Ibn al-Haytham between
the 10th and 15th centuries. The third part covers contributions
from Roger Bacon and Theodoric of Freiberg in the same period. Part
four includes discussions on color formation and visual perception
for a time period from about the 16th to the 18th centuries
encompassing the Age of Enlightenment. This part addresses the
works of nineteen pioneers including Descartes, Boyle, Newton,
Goethe, Lambert, Purkynje, Runge, Dalton, Young and Chevreul. The
final part is the largest section of the book and covers the most
recent discoveries and contributions from pioneers born after 1800
and includes over 60 essays. Among the pioneers listed in this
chapter are Nobel laureates, vision scientists including Helmholtz,
and Hering, and many other notable color pioneers such as Munsell
and Land. This part of the book also includes essays on
contemporary figures in color science including Adams, Boynton,
Crawford, Hardy, MacAdam, Ostwald and Wyszecki and reviews their
contributions to this dynamic field. A useful reference for color
scientists, science historians, artists and others, Pioneers of
Color Science offers a fascinating insight into the development of
color science and the nature of scientific advancement.
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