John Howard | |
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Born |
John Nelson Howard February 27, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | April 15, 2015 Newton, Massachusetts |
(aged 94)
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).