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John N. Howard

John Howard
Born John Nelson Howard
(1921-02-27)February 27, 1921
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died April 15, 2015(2015-04-15) (aged 94)
Newton, Massachusetts
Citizenship USA
Known for Founder of Applied Optics
Scientific career
Fields Physics
Optics
Institutions Air Force Geophysics Laboratory

John Nelson Howard (February 27, 1921 – April 15, 2015) was president of the Optical Society of America in 1991. He was the founding editor of the scientific journal Applied Optics. Howard was also a chief scientist of the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory.

He was a Fellow of the Optical Society and received the OSA Distinguished Service Award in 1987.

In his later years he was a contributing editor to Optics and Photonics News (OPN).

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