My discovery of a 4th fundamental optical device

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Date Recorded
1986-10-03
Date Digitized
2024
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
00:46:27
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction from Jammu

02:00 Nilsson begins speaking; description of the first three optical devices

03:30 Description of the Greeks discovery of the first form of optical device

05:30 Description of the Romans and the second optical device

09:00 Discussion of the third image forming device, discovery in the 15th century

15:00 Discussion of Nilsson's discovery of a fourth optical device

21:30 Question regarding the impact of reflection surfaces

23:00 Question regarding the difference between Nilsson's device and mirrors

26:00 Discussion of pinhole lenses and pinhead mirrors

32:00 Discussion of the impact of pinhole size

38:00 Discussion of Nilsson's creation of an actual pinhead mirror

41:00 Discussion of the implications of a pinhead mirror

44:00 Question regarding the difference between a concave mirror and a pinhead mirror

45:30 Discussion of pinhead mirrors and eclipses

46:00 Question of reflectivity; end of seminar