New book on “Colors, Light and Optical Illusions” by Michel Van Hove (LGB, 1965)

Michel A. Van Hove was born in Belgium. He studied in Switzerland (B.A. from ETH) and the UK (PhD from Cambridge University), and worked in the Netherlands (Philips Research Labs), Germany (University of Munich), USA (Caltech, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley and Davis) and Hong Kong (City University and Baptist University). He retired as Emeritus Chair Professor of Physics at Hong Kong Baptist University. His mainly theoretical research in physics, materials science, chemistry and biology has focused on the determination of atomic-scale structures and bonding at solid surfaces and nanostructures.

His latest book inaugurates a new series on “Everyday Physics”. It aims to popularise physics and science by focusing on interesting phenomena with no mathematics. It is a perfect gift for the young and the curious.

As commented by Professor Robert Greenler, formerly of the University of Wisconsin and the Optical Society of America: “This book is a treasure trove for two kinds of readers: non-scientists interested in understanding beautiful things they see in the world around them, and scientists who will be delighted with many new observations and insights. Both are in for a treat!”

With its focus on colours, the e-book version is highly recommended: viewing the many illustrations on a screen will be very rewarding.

Five YouTube videos illustrate the content and animations of this book:

The book benefits from a discount of 20% by using the discount code WSBOOKLY20 on the publisher’s webpage.