RaveThe Wall Street JournalVeteran astronomy author Bob Berman surveys the historical and scientific aspects of unseen radiation in Zapped: From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light, examining each of the non-visible forms of electromagnetic energy in turn, from radio waves at one end of the wavelength spectrum to gamma rays at the other ...Berman elaborates on the effects of infrared on the weather, describes next-generation space telescopes that will take infrared pictures of nascent galaxies, and explains the difference between heat (the vibration of atoms and molecules) and infrared (a form of electromagnetic energy emitted by these vibrating particles) ... Although dense with technical information, the narrative is briskly conversational: We’re on the porch, shooting the breeze with a knowledgeable neighbor.
