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The centennial of Charles Townes | Patricia Daukantas, Science Writer/Editor
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Patricia Daukantas, Science Writer/Editor. Pat’s Clip File. Musings on optics, physics, astronomy, technology and life. The centennial of Charles Townes. July 28, 2015. Today, July 28, would have been the 100th birthday of Charles H. Townes. Of course, he’s not here to enjoy it, because he passed away. Optics and Photonics News. Marked the centennial by tweeting a link. To the feature article I wrote about Dr. Townes for the May 2015 issue. Could your light bulb talk to you? A new month, a new article.
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Could your light bulb talk to you? (Update on Li-Fi) | Patricia Daukantas, Science Writer/Editor
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Patricia Daukantas, Science Writer/Editor. Pat’s Clip File. Musings on optics, physics, astronomy, technology and life. Could your light bulb talk to you? July 6, 2015. A “talking light bulb” isn’t the product of some tin-hatted paranoiac — not if the light bulb in question is an LED model, and not if you’re using a Li-Fi signal in place of Wi-Fi. What is Li-Fi, you may ask? Optics and Photonics News. About it in 2011. Increase the amount of electromagnetic bandwidth we use for communications — and...
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Optics in the Apollo Program | Patricia Daukantas, Science Writer/Editor
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Patricia Daukantas, Science Writer/Editor. Pat’s Clip File. Musings on optics, physics, astronomy, technology and life. Optics in the Apollo Program. June 19, 2015. I can’t believe I let more than half the month of June go by without mentioning my article, “Optics in the Apollo Program,” in the June issue of OPN! I guess I was born without the gene for relentless marketing and self-promotion. The Apollo 7 crew used this camera to make the first live telecast from space. This one’s the real McCoy. Armstro...
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Townes Symposium planned for October | Patricia Daukantas, Science Writer/Editor
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Patricia Daukantas, Science Writer/Editor. Pat’s Clip File. Musings on optics, physics, astronomy, technology and life. Townes Symposium planned for October. June 23, 2015. Personal reminisces of Charles H. Townes’ long career are on the agenda of a special symposium. That will take place at Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science 2015. At the University of Central Florida. 8221; — which is, perhaps, the only magazine article ever to mention both Charles Townes and Pete Townshend. Optics in the Apollo Program.