Spherical Lenses

Resources

• Miscellaneous
  • B-EYE: The world through the eyes of a bee, Andrew Giger, Australian National University
  • Crystal ball starts fire at Okla. home. Associated Press. Washington Post (2003).
  • Making Fire Using a Balloon [or a Condom]. Mike Richardson. PrimitiveWays (2013).
  • Random Destructive Acts via Focused Solar Radiation. Brian Lee. University of Michigan (2003).
• Video on demand
  • Filmmaker IQ
    • The History and Science of Lenses. Filmmaker IQ. John P. Hess. YouTube (2015). No camera could be complete without a lens - the glass technology that brings the world into focus. Dive into the history of the lens from it's early beginning as a fire starting tool to the plethora of modern designs.
    • The Properties of Camera Lenses. Filmmaker IQ. John P. Hess. YouTube (2016). With a grounding in science and history, we now dive into the properties of camera lenses and explain the features of the modern camera lens for photography and cinematography from, Focal Length, Aperture, Primes vs. Zooms as well as some specialty features.
  • Objectivity
    • Big Old Lenses. Objectivity. James Hennessy and Brady Haran. YouTube (2016). Brady and Keith look at three aerial telescope lenses — built in the 17th century by Christiaan and Constantine Huygens. f = 122 feet (37 m) and 210 feet (64 m)!
  • Veritasium
    • Sandwich Bag Fire Starter. Veritasium. Derek Muller. YouTube (2017). Grant Thompson - the King of Random - teaches me how to start a fire with a Sandwich bag. And we tried to melt glass in my backyard.