tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1854241 2012-09-18T10:02:06-07:00 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-6a01156f183410970c017d3c22acd2970c 2012-09-18T10:02:06-07:00 2012-09-18T09:43:52-07:00 Kevin Thompson As with many of my shorter pieces, they are inspired by some short topic on NPR, my exclusive source of news from outside my optics bubble. This morning there was a piece by the sports commentator,...<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. http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2012/09/behavioral-science.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c016768b22039970b 2012-07-23T13:00:34-07:00 2012-09-12T13:15:01-07:00 Kevin Thompson One of the things I’m beginning to take a liking to is that this outlet is causing me to read a few things. If you know me, you know I have lost track of the number of books in my house, but it is in...<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. http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2012/07/a-lunatic.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c0176168745b3970c 2012-07-17T10:53:24-07:00 2012-07-17T10:53:24-07:00 Kevin Thompson As is often the case, my inspiration for this piece arose from a short opening in the deadlines and an extended travel block: California to New York, originally planned as an overnight flight that...<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. http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2012/07/science-every-week.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c017616319941970c 2012-07-06T10:19:50-07:00 2012-07-06T10:15:31-07:00 Kevin Thompson (Please click on image for a detailed view.) I had the occasion, again, last week, to spend an hour speaking to my laptop screen, otherwise known as giving a technical-topic-of-interest webinar (as...<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. http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2012/07/moments-in-optical-lithography-it-appears-i-was-there.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c016306032fee970d 2012-05-31T13:52:20-07:00 2012-05-31T14:09:44-07:00 Kevin Thompson Richard M. Bissell, Jr. Truman Library Richard Mervin Bissell, Jr. was an American Central Intelligence Agency officer responsible for major projects such as the U-2 spy plane and the Bay of Pigs...<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. http://www.ora-blogs.com/kevin/2012/05/richard-bissell-yet-another-who-knew.html