Kaleidoscope (EP)
A kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing small colored objects. Kaleidoscope may also refer to: Computing * Kaleidoscope (programming language), a constraint programming language * Kaleidoscope (software), a shareware application similar to the Mac OS Appearance Manager * Kaleidoscope, a hardware extension for the SAM Coupé home computer Film, television, and radio * ''Kaleidoscope'' (1966 film), British crime film starring Warren Beatty * ''Kaleidoscope'' (1990 film), American television film based on the Danielle Steel novel (see below) * ''Kaleidoscope'' (2016 film), psychological thriller film starring Toby Jones * ''Kaleidoscope'' (British TV series), light entertainment show * ''Kaleidoscope'' (American TV series), a 2023 Netflix heist drama series * "Kaleidoscope" (''Ozark''), a 2017 television episode * ''Kaleidoscope'' (US radio series), American discussion program, later renamed ''The Diane Rehm Show'' * ''Kaleidoscope'' (UK radio series), British ...
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Kaleidoscope
A kaleidoscope () is an optical instrument with two or more reflecting surfaces (or mirrors) tilted to each other at an angle, so that one or more (parts of) objects on one end of these mirrors are shown as a regular symmetrical pattern when viewed from the other end, due to repeated reflection. These reflectors are usually enclosed in a tube, often containing on one end a cell with loose, colored pieces of glass or other transparent (and/or opaque) materials to be reflected into the viewed pattern. Rotation of the cell causes motion of the materials, resulting in an ever-changing view being presented. Etymology Coined by its Scottish inventor David Brewster, "kaleidoscope" is derived from the Ancient Greek word καλός (''kalos''), "beautiful, beauty", εἶδος (''eidos''), "that which is seen: form, shape" and σκοπέω (''skopeō''), "to look to, to examine", hence "observation of beautiful forms." It was first published in the patent that was granted on July 10 ...
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