1999 ⟶ Lene Vestergaard Hau experimentally demonstrates slow light

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💡 Ibn al-Haytham's Work on Optics and the Finite Speed of Light

Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen): Optics, finite speed of light⟶
Ibn al-Haytham's Work on Optics and the Finite Speed of Light (1010)
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🌊 Huygens' Wave Theory of Light Published

Christiaan Huygens mathematical wave theory of light, published in his Treatise on Light⟶
Huygens' Wave Theory of Light Published (1678)
OpticsWave TheoryLightHuygensPhysicsScientific TheoryEarly Modern PeriodMathematical Physics
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💡 Thomas Young Proposes Wave Theory of Light

Thomas Young: Wave theory of light⟶
Thomas Young Proposes Wave Theory of Light (1801)
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💡 Fresnel's Wave Theory of Light

Augustin-Jean Fresnel: Wave theory of light, optical interference⟶
Fresnel's Wave Theory of Light (1814)
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⚛️ Atmospheric neutrino oscillation is established

Atmospheric neutrino oscillation established⟶
Atmospheric neutrino oscillation is established (1998)
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💡 Lene Vestergaard Hau experimentally demonstrates slow light

Lene Vestergaard Hau: Slow light experimentally demonstrated⟶
Lene Vestergaard Hau experimentally demonstrates slow light (1999)
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