

Disassembly and Reassembly/Alignment of an MCA-Based Green DPSS Laser Pointer.Disassembly and Reassembly/Alignment of the Edmunds L54-101 Green DPSS Laser Pointer.Comments on Nd:YAG Laser Power Instability.Inconsistent Energy from Forth Harmonic Pulses.Problems with Beam Quality of High Energy Pulses.Salvaging the Damaged KTP Crystal in a DPSS Laser.Comments on High Power SS Laser Alignment.SS Laser Testing, Adjustment, Repair Sub-Table of Contents It certainly deserves a place in university libraries." (Jeroen Eggermont, Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines, Vol.Sam's Laser FAQ - SS Laser Testing, Adjustment, Repair For people already active in evolutionary art and music, or who want to start working in it, I would certainly recommend this book.

… It is intended for a wide readership, ranging from researchers to artists ….

"The editors’ objective was to create a handbook for evolutionary art and music by providing extensive coverage of existing work, giving enough background information for newcomers to get started and to provide possible direction for research. Duben, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2008) The ideas, examples, and writing are of uniformly high quality." (Anthony J. "The book is a compilation of papers and essays by computer scientists, psychologists, practicing artists, designers, and musicians who have applied the theory and techniques of evolutionary computation to the visual arts, design, and music. … the book is accessible to technically competent artists and musicians, but also to artificial life researchers who may have an interest in how familiar techniques can be applied in creative settings." (Alice Eldridge, Artificial Life, Vol. "This book presents an overview of the state of the art in EMA as it gains maturity as a research discipline and artistic practice. Serious practitioners will want this volume in their collections." (Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, Vol. It grants a sense of the breadth of the field and also permits readers to evaluate their personal potential and preparedness to become evolutionary artists. Anyone interested in evolved art should peruse this tome.

I enjoyed reading the book, finding it both educational and thought-provoking. While reading it I compiled notes for five possible projects derived from (and often fusing) the techniques presented. "A great strength of this collection is its inspirational potential.
