As we in the industry know, optics and photonics are vital to modern life. But the reality is that many people are unaware of this fact. So, to celebrate our second annual “list” issue, I wondered what a bestsellers list might look like if photonics and pop culture collided.
The Girl with the Argon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played with Fiber
The Girl Who Kicked the Honeycomb Table
The Fellowship of the Ring Laser
The Hubble Games
Charlie and the Optics Factory
The Da Vinci Coating
James and the Giant Pechan Prism
The Lovely Boules
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Vapor Deposition
Schrödinger’s Cat in the Hat
The Joy of Cloaking
Tuesdays with Maiman
Fifty Shades of Gray Scale
The Seven Habits of Highly Reflective Prisms
Have your own “novel” ideas? Send them to me, and you could see them in an upcoming issue!