tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1854241 2012-05-31T13:52:20-07:00 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-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 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c0168e9f36072970c 2012-04-11T19:00:21-07:00 2012-04-11T19:00:08-07:00 Kevin Thompson Although I rarely buy a random book these days, I recently had 10 minutes at the local bookstore and an imminent trip to Europe (I am writing this from a TGV car zooming across France), while my son...<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/2012/04/although-i-rarely-buy-a-random-book-these-days-i-recently-had-10-minutes-at-the-local-bookstore-and-an-imminent-trip-to-euro.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c0168e94404cd970c 2012-03-26T12:40:29-07:00 2012-03-26T12:28:42-07:00 Kevin Thompson Now, there is a big number. Care to guess what it represents? Time’s up. This would be “The WISE Source Catalog,” which “contains the attributes for 563,921,584 point-like and resolved objects...<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/2012/03/563921584.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c016302380bbf970d 2012-02-29T10:50:15-08:00 2012-02-29T10:50:15-08:00 Kevin Thompson In my travels of late, I am often asked how the demise of Kodak is affecting the city of Rochester. So, when I wandered into a small used bookstore in Washington, D.C. the other day, a small book 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/2012/02/history-of-the-kodak.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f183410970c016760af823d970b 2012-01-17T08:03:34-08:00 2012-01-17T07:36:05-08:00 Kevin Thompson As is often the case, I get a few minutes as the weekend starts to look at all those neat articles I didn’t delete during the week, hoping I would get to all of them on the weekend. Here is this...<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/2012/01/who-needs-a-fireplace.html