Diffraction of Light

The story of diffraction begins in the 17th century with an Italian scientist named Francesco Maria Grimaldi. He was the first to document the phenomenon of diffraction in detail. In his work “Physico-Mathesis de Lumine, Coloribus, et Iride” (Physical-Mathematical Treatise on Light, Colors, and the Rainbow), published posthumously in 1665, Grimaldi described how light bends … Read more