The Adaptive Optics Revolution: A History

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© 2009 by the University of New Mexico Press All rights reserved. Published 2009 Printed in the United States of America 14 13 12 11 10 09 1 2 3 4 5 6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Duffner, Robert W. The adaptive optics revolution : a history / Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8263-4691-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Optics, Adaptive—History. 2. Optics, Adaptive—Research—United States—History. 3. Laser guide star adaptive optics. 4. Lasers—Military applications. 5. Space telescopes. I. Title. TA1522.D84 2009 621.36'9—dc22 2009005843 Book and jacket design and type composition by Kathleen Sparkes. The text in this book was composed with typeface Minion Pro ot 10.5/14, 26p. The display type is Helvetica Neue. ✩ For Rupert and Winifred ...