本文谈的是从William Hershel的最初研究到过去十年中衔接光波和无线电波之间的探测器发展的重大进步。十九世纪和二十世纪初的理论研究导致了对辐射的理解,接着是第一次世界大战和第二次世界大战应用的叙述,并且简要提到温度纪录器,激光发生器和红外气象学的发明。 This article addresses the significant advance from William Hershel’s initial study to the development of detectors that span the light wave and the radio waves over the past decade. Theoretical studies of the nineteenth and early twentieth century led to an understanding of radiation, followed by narratives of World War I and World War II applications, with a brief reference to temperature recorders, laser generators and infrared meteorology Invention.