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Optics is the study of the properties and behavior of light. In this section you can learn about everything from holograms to lasers and lenses.
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Matthew Weschler holds an MS degree in Physical Organic Chemistry from Florida State University. His thesis topic was picosecond laser spectroscopy, and he studied how molecules react picoseconds after being bombarded by laser light.
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