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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Gardner was born in 1889.<ref name="OpticaBio">{{cite web |title=Irvine C. Gardner |url=https://www.optica.org/history/biographies/bios/irvine-c--gardner/ |website=Optica |access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref> In 1921, he joined the [[National Bureau of Standards]] (NBS), and in 1950, |
Gardner was born in 1889.<ref name="OpticaBio">{{cite web |title=Irvine C. Gardner |url=https://www.optica.org/history/biographies/bios/irvine-c--gardner/ |website=Optica |access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref> In 1921, he joined the [[National Bureau of Standards]] (NBS), and in 1950, became chief of the Division of Optics and Meteorology.<ref name=OpticaBio /> He headed a joint NBS-[[National Geographic Society]] expedition to Khazakstan to observe the [[solar eclipse of June 19, 1936]].<ref name=OpticaBio /> The team took used a four-meter eclipse camera with a 23-centimeter astrographic lens to take the first natural color photographs of a solar eclipse.<ref name=OpticaBio /> The next year Gardner joined a National Geographic-U.S. Navy expedition to the Canton Islands to photograph the [[solar eclipse of June 8, 1937]].<ref name=OpticaBio /> He retired from the Bureau of Standards in 1959.<ref name=OpticaBio /> |
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Gardner was the president of the [[Optical Society of America]] in 1958.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past OSA Presidents |url=http://osa.org/aboutosa/leadership/pastpresidents/default.aspx |website=Optical Society of America |access-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120044158/http://osa.org/aboutosa/leadership/pastpresidents/default.aspx |archive-date=20 January 2009}}</ref> He was noted for his work |
Gardner was the president of the [[Optical Society of America]] in 1958.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past OSA Presidents |url=http://osa.org/aboutosa/leadership/pastpresidents/default.aspx |website=Optical Society of America |access-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120044158/http://osa.org/aboutosa/leadership/pastpresidents/default.aspx |archive-date=20 January 2009}}</ref> He was also noted for his work in the field of [[spectroscopy]]. |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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In 1954, he was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal by the Optical Society of America; he was made a fellow of the OSA in 1959.<ref name="OpticaBio" /> In 1955, he was awarded a fellowship of the Society of Imaging Science and Technology. The [[Gardner Inlet]] and the crater [[Gardner (crater)|Gardner]] on the [[Moon]] are named after him.<ref name=OpticaBio /> |
In 1954, he was awarded the [[Frederic Ives Medal]] by the Optical Society of America; he was made a fellow of the OSA in 1959.<ref name="OpticaBio" /> In 1955, he was awarded a fellowship of the Society of Imaging Science and Technology. The [[Gardner Inlet]] and the crater [[Gardner (crater)|Gardner]] on the [[Moon]] are named after him.<ref name=OpticaBio /> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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Latest revision as of 04:34, 2 January 2024
Dr. Irvine Clifton Gardner (1889 – 1972) was an American physicist known for his contributions to optics and aerial photography.
Biography[edit]
Gardner was born in 1889.[1] In 1921, he joined the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), and in 1950, became chief of the Division of Optics and Meteorology.[1] He headed a joint NBS-National Geographic Society expedition to Khazakstan to observe the solar eclipse of June 19, 1936.[1] The team took used a four-meter eclipse camera with a 23-centimeter astrographic lens to take the first natural color photographs of a solar eclipse.[1] The next year Gardner joined a National Geographic-U.S. Navy expedition to the Canton Islands to photograph the solar eclipse of June 8, 1937.[1] He retired from the Bureau of Standards in 1959.[1]
Gardner was the president of the Optical Society of America in 1958.[2] He was also noted for his work in the field of spectroscopy.
Awards and honors[edit]
In 1954, he was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal by the Optical Society of America; he was made a fellow of the OSA in 1959.[1] In 1955, he was awarded a fellowship of the Society of Imaging Science and Technology. The Gardner Inlet and the crater Gardner on the Moon are named after him.[1]
Bibliography[edit]
- "An optical system for reading the angular deflection of a mirror", Journal of the Optical Society of America, vol. 12, 1926.
- "The Optical Requirements of Airplane Mapping", Bureau of Standards Journal of Research, Vol. 8, 1932.
- "Observing an Eclipse in Asiatic Russia", National Geographic, February, 1937.
- "Validity of the Cosine-Fourth-Power law of Illumination", Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards, Vol. 39, September 1947.
- "Research and Development in Applied Optics and Optical Glass at the National Bureau of Standards; a Review and Bibliography", Washington Government Printing Office, 1949.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Irvine C. Gardner". Optica. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Past OSA Presidents". Optical Society of America. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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