Recent content by Verminox

I think you are limiting yourself to what you consider as 'innovations in technology'. Technology need not be a physical quantity. It can be a concept or a system, and most of these technologies in the field of computers are indeed innovated by computer scientists. Sure innovations in computer...

I am to understand that modems modulate digital signals using techniques such as shift-keying. When a modem receives a signal it demodulates the modulated signal from the telephone line to the original digital signal again. Now, the bitrate that is sent/received is often variable. Sometimes...

The only ray of light that I have shown in the diagram is the one which hits point P. There are few rays of light that reflect at such an angle that it enters the eye. But these rays are not bouncing off point P. Note that the surface normal is uniform throughout and all this is assuming angle...

Ahhh... but isn't diffuse reflection a consequence of rough surfaces? If the object was very glossy/smooth then would it still be seen?

Assume I am standing in a desert at night (It's pitch dark). I have an opaque white object in front of me inclined at 45 degrees (see diagram). I now turn on a point light source next to me. http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8945/lightt.jpg When I imagine the scene I feel I will be able to...