science Flashcards
light as a particle
sir isaac newton
wave theory of light
christiaan huygens
demonstrated that light consists of two transverse waves oscillating at right angles to eachother
james clerk maxwell
german professor of physics
heinrich hertz and showed the radio waves
discovered that light above a certain frequency can knock electrons loose from atoms of certain metals; this phenomenon is
photoelectric effect
the theory stating that light has both a wave nature and a particle nature
the quantum theory of light
light as consisting of tiny bundles or packets of energy
photons
electromagnetic waves that the human eye can perceive
visible light
red, green, and blue are called the
additive primary colors
magenta, cyan, and yellow are called
subtractive primary colors