Stories
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Demanding a diagnosis for invisible pain
After dozens of hospital visits and handfuls of painkillers, a plethora of scans and tests bring diagnosis closer for Jaipreet Virdi.
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The art of scientific glassblowing
Exciting things happen when art, craft, engineering and science collide. Glassblower Gayle Price is proof of that.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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The sweet sound of synthetic speech
After Alex experienced a serious deterioration in his sight, he came to rely on artificial voices to help him with everyday tasks. Find out how synthetic speech came to be developed.
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Transactions of the Optical Society
Optical Society (Great Britain)Date: 1900-1932- Books
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Modern optical instruments and their construction / by Henry Orford.
Orford, Henry.Date: 1896- Books
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The principles and methods of geometrical optics : especially as applied to the theory of optical instruments / by James P. C. Southall.
Southall, James P. C. (James Powell Cocke), 1871-1962.Date: 1913- Books
Celebrating light : 50 ways light-based technologies enrich our world.
Date: 2015- Books
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Elementary ophthalmic optics : including ophthalmoscopy and retinoscopy / by J. Herbert Parsons.
Parsons, John Herbert, Sir, 1868-1957.Date: 1901