SCIENCE REVIEWER

Christian Huygens

stated that light has wavelike properties

Isaac Newton

stated the particle theory of light

James Maxwell

stated alternating currents in a circuit would radiate energy in a form of Electromagnetic Waves

Heinrich Hertz

confirmed james maxwell’s theory

Max Planck

stated the relation of energy and frequency

Albert Einstein

stated the photoelectric effect

Arthur Holly Compton

stated the compton effect

Louise de Broglie

stated the particle wave duality and some formulas idk

Luminous

objects that produce their own light

Illuminated objects

objects that reflect light

Light Ray

single line of light coming from a point source

Incident ray

light ray coming from source

Reflected Ray

Reflection of incident ray / perpendicular to incident ray

Normal

point between incident ray and reflected ray

Mirror reflection

type of reflection coming from something that reflects images perfectly (e.g. mirror)

Specular Reflection

type of reflection on a smooth surface, but not as perfect as a mirror (e.g. plastic)

Diffuse reflection

Messy reflection coming from a fixed source (e.g. disturbed water)

Plane mirror

flat mirror, inverted but same size

Convex mirror

bulge of mirror near the source (e.g. bottom of spoon)

Concave

bulge of mirror away from source (e.g. top of spoon)