A History of Optics - An Anecdotal History of Optics from Aristophanes to Zernike - http://www.ece.umd.edu/~taylor/optics.htm
Details about the contributions of early scientists, philosophers, politicians and other historic figures on topics of optics techniques and theories. Organized by topic. |
History of Optics - http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/Physics/Optics/briefhistory/briefhistory.htm
Timeline of optical discoveries and theories, from Euclid to the Hubble Space telescope. |