Adventures in Fiber Optics Kit
Item#: IF-E60
Individual Product Details:
Not long ago fiber optics was little more than a laboratory curiosity. Physicists and scientists in research labs were the only people doing much work in this field. In the last 20 years all that has changed. From its obscure beginnings in the back of a lab, fiber optics has become an important and rapidly changing technology. It employs many of the world's brightest scientists and business people. With this kit anyone can follow the exploits of famous experimenters such as Galileo, Franklin, Tyndall and Gould, begin to explore fiber optics starting with the very basics and learn more about the fascinating potential of fiber optical technology. Requires no electronics or optics experience. The kit is suggested for ages 10 and above. It contains materials and an instruction manual to complete five unique projects and 20 exciting experiments such as:- Bending a Light Guide
- Fluorescence
- Tyndalls's Prestigious Experiment
- Special Fiber Optic Lighting
- Art of Polishing Glass
- Making Your Own Image Conduit
- Creating a Holiday Ornament
