The complete history of infrared thermography starting with William Herschel, whom is given credit for conceiving the concept of an infrared radiation in the early 19th century. Read more

Max Planck was a German physicist and is considered to be the founder of the quantum theory, and thus one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century. Read more

Macedonio Melloni, a physicist from Italy, was renowned for giving testament to radiant heat that carried those physical properties that had with the light. Read more

Willoughby Smith was a British electrical engineer who unearthed the photoconductivity of the component selenium. Read more