01970nam a2200385 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003900112020003600151020002700187040002100214035002100235043001200256050002400268082001700292100002300309245012400332260005800456300002700514504005100541505046700592533015201059650003101211650005601242650003801298650003501336650002201371655002901393710001701422856012601439999001901565ebr10492336CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||090209s2009    nmua    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2009005843  z9780826346919 (cloth : alk. paper)  z082634691X (cloth : alk. paper)  z9780826346933 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)759158378  an-us---14aTA1522b.D84 2009eb04a621.36/92221 aDuffner, Robert W.14aThe adaptive optics revolutionh[electronic resource] :ba history /cRobert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate.  aAlbuquerque :bUniversity of New Mexico Press,c2009.  axxviii, 457 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aSputnik, 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aOptics, AdaptivexHistory. 0aOptics, AdaptivexResearchzUnited StatesxHistory. 0aLaser guide star adaptive optics. 0aLasersxMilitary applications. 0aSpace telescopes. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10492336zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c125888d125888