How Newton’s Prisms Fueled a Spectrum of Spectroscopy Techniques
Nov 30, 2020 — According to BCC Research, the global market for spectroscopy equipment is on track to reach more than $16 billion by 2023. The market encompasses a variety of techniques, ranging from absorption to Raman spectroscopy, and it has enabled applications in end markets including research, industry, and biotechnology. Tracing the size, scope, and diversity of the technology’s origins could fill a book. And it would be difficult to ignore the contributions of Isaac Newton and the prism experiments he...