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A Fresnel lens ( / ˈfreɪnɛl, - nəl / FRAY-nel, -nəl; / ˈfrɛnɛl, - əl / FREN-el, -əl; or / freɪˈnɛl / fray-NEL [1]) is a type of composite compact lens which reduces the amount of material required compared to a conventional lens by dividing the lens into a set of concentric annular sections.
A Fresnel rhomb is an optical prism that introduces a 90° phase difference between two perpendicular components of polarization, by means of two total internal reflections. If the incident beam is linearly polarized at 45° to the plane of incidence and reflection, the emerging beam is circularly polarized, and vice versa.
Augustin-Jean Fresnel (also called Augustin Jean or simply Augustin), born in Broglie, Normandy, on 10 May 1788, was the second of four sons of the architect Jacques Fresnel [11] and his wife Augustine, née Mérimée. [12] The family moved twice—in 1789/90 to Cherbourg, [13] and in 1794 [14] to Jacques's home town of Mathieu, where Madame ...
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Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, known more commonly as Milwaukee Tool, is a multi-national company that develops, manufactures, and markets power tools, hand tools, tool accessories, tool storage, and personal protective equipment. [1] Milwaukee Tool was last sold in 2005 for $626.6 million to the Hong Kong -based Techtronic Industries ...
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A brewery wagon for Miller brewery, Milwaukee, 1888. The wagon was manufactured by the Charles Abresch Company. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has one major brewery and dozens of microbreweries, [1] and is home to several iconic beer brands from a variety of brewers. [2] It has had an association with beer throughout its history, with the brewing ...