02686nam 2200649 a 450 991082771450332120230721010438.01-283-63696-40-8263-4693-6(CKB)2550000000050941(EBL)1119018(OCoLC)817819476(SSID)ssj0000533708(PQKBManifestationID)11364376(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533708(PQKBWorkID)10489215(PQKB)10632718(MiAaPQ)EBC1119018(OCoLC)759158378(MdBmJHUP)muse3470(Au-PeEL)EBL1119018(CaPaEBR)ebr10492336(CaONFJC)MIL394942(EXLCZ)99255000000005094120090209d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe adaptive optics revolution[electronic resource] a history /Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. FugateAlbuquerque University of New Mexico Press20091 online resource (487 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8263-4691-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Sputnik, reality, and technology -- Early days : the Romans -- Rome and Itek : first adaptive optics systems -- Laser guide stars -- Fugate's Rayleigh guide star experiments -- Lincoln laboratory -- Sharing the gold : astronomical nuggets -- Strategic defense initiative -- Airborne laser -- 3.5-meter military telescope complex : Starfire Optical Range, New Mexico -- 3.67-meter military telescope complex : Maui, Hawaii -- Sodium guide star laser : the future.Duffner has compiled the history of the most revolutionary breakthrough in astronomy since Galileo pointed his telescope skyward--the technology that will greatly expand our understanding of the universe.Optics, AdaptiveHistoryOptics, AdaptiveResearchUnited StatesHistoryLaser guide star adaptive opticsLasersMilitary applicationsSpace telescopesOptics, AdaptiveHistory.Optics, AdaptiveResearchHistory.Laser guide star adaptive optics.LasersMilitary applications.Space telescopes.621.36/9Duffner Robert W1127114MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827714503321The adaptive optics revolution4051562UNINA