John Howard (optical physicist)
John Howard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Nelson Howard
February 27, 1921 |
| Died | April 15, 2015 (aged 94) |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Known for | Founder of Applied Optics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields |
Physics Optics |
| Institutions | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
John Nelson Howard (February 27, 1921 – April 15, 2015) was president of the Optical Society of America in 1991. He was the founding editor of the scientific journal Applied Optics. Howard was also a chief scientist of the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory.
He was a Fellow of the Optical Society and received the OSA Distinguished Service Award in 1987.
In his later years he was a contributing editor to Optics and Photonics News (OPN).