tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1854241 2010-03-07T12:25:23-08:00 Musings on the past, present, and future of optics by Dr. Kevin P. Thompson TypePad ora-blogs/orahttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationDr. Kevin Thompson, from ORA, blogs: tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c0120a91069ac970b 2010-03-07T12:25:23-08:00 2010-03-07T12:25:23-08:00 Kevin Thompson Kevin discusses how advances in glass furnaces had an impact on the origins of optical design. Visit the blog to find out more.<br/> <br/> This blog is authored by Dr. Kevin P. Thompson, Vice President of Optical Engineering Services at Optical Research Associates (ORA). For the rest of the blog entry, visit "Idle Diffractions" at www.ora-blogs.com.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?a=qLzy5yuXqYI:LIxxMB2Ay5I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2010/03/connections-before-optical-glass-there-was-a-furnace.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c0128774b5811970c 2010-02-02T09:50:33-08:00 2010-02-02T09:50:33-08:00 Kevin Thompson Kevin praises Google for finding relevant images on a subject like polarization and also provides a link for more on the subject. Visit the blog to see what he said.<br/> <br/> This blog is authored by Dr. Kevin P. Thompson, Vice President of Optical Engineering Services at Optical Research Associates (ORA). For the rest of the blog entry, visit "Idle Diffractions" at www.ora-blogs.com.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?a=A3UOUfPP6CA:1_OfNfrbuPQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2010/02/yet-again-something-new-from-google-search-images.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c0120a8129b64970b 2010-01-26T14:51:37-08:00 2010-01-26T14:51:37-08:00 Kevin Thompson Kevin researches famous contributors to science based on a neighbor's photo from 1927.<br/> <br/> This blog is authored by Dr. Kevin P. Thompson, Vice President of Optical Engineering Services at Optical Research Associates (ORA). For the rest of the blog entry, visit "Idle Diffractions" at www.ora-blogs.com.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?a=2H-60ZNfi0M:YBx3OS73jaY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2010/01/one-of-the-most-significant-collections-of-scientists-in-history.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c0120a7fa271e970b 2010-01-21T16:48:33-08:00 2010-01-21T16:51:55-08:00 Kevin Thompson ... were recently collected by the newly refurbished Hubble Space Telescope. John Wood, one of my favorite scientists at NASA, from my days on the Hubble Repair team, sometimes send over some new...<br/> <br/> This blog is authored by Dr. Kevin P. Thompson, Vice President of Optical Engineering Services at Optical Research Associates (ORA). For the rest of the blog entry, visit "Idle Diffractions" at www.ora-blogs.com.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?a=hQoo81vr_oc:YV3S7iGT5-0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2010/01/some-really-old-photons.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c012876eb34b7970c 2010-01-18T09:40:49-08:00 2010-01-18T09:40:49-08:00 Kevin Thompson In case you missed it, as many have been saying, there is a new, significant telescope now operational in space. The “first light” photos have been posted at...<br/> <br/> This blog is authored by Dr. Kevin P. Thompson, Vice President of Optical Engineering Services at Optical Research Associates (ORA). For the rest of the blog entry, visit "Idle Diffractions" at www.ora-blogs.com.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?a=o9mZ4V0zzzo:UJxWEcHrwt8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ora-blogs/ora?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2010/01/another-exciting-new-telescope-is-operational-in-space-wise.html