Dispersion of Light & The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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  • Dispersion
    Definition, including the dispersion of light in a prism. Demonstration that the combination of all colors of light is white using a rotating disk.
  • How We See Colors
    Table of wavelengths for visible light. The primary colors of light, including a color triangle. Demonstration of creating yellow and orange light from combinations of red and green light.
  • Benham Top
    A black and white top which gives the illusion of color when rotated.
  • Land's Famous Demonstration
    Creating what appears to be a color image by superimposing two black and white images, one of which was taken with and is projected with a red filter.