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For centuries orchids have been among the most popular of plant families, with thousands of species and hybrids cultivated worldwide for the diversity, beauty, and intricacy of their flowers. The Genera Orchidacearum series represents a robust and na
This chapter is devoted to Aden’s postwar education at the University of California at Berkeley on the GI Bill, first a bachelor’s degree and then a doctorate in astronomy within the span of three years. To measure the wavelengths of airglow and
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190915674.003.0005
This chapter is devoted to the legacy of Aden and Marjorie Meinel in several areas, including astronomy, optical fabrication and testing, engineering and education in the optical sciences, the foundations of solar thermal energy independence, nationa
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190915674.003.0013
National defense proposals and operations of the United States during the Cold War required the breadth and depth of Aden Meinel’s knowledge and expertise in optics and rockets; as a consequence, he was recruited as a special scientific consultant
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190915674.003.0011
This chapter continues discussion of the development of the Optical Sciences Center (OSC) at the University of Arizona with faculty hires, curriculum and textbooks, funding for building construction, and teaching and research in computer-aided design
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190915674.003.0009
In 1954 the National Observatory Panel recommended to the National Science Foundation that Aden Meinel serve as the Panel’s executive secretary, even while he was associate director of Yerkes and McDonald Observatories and leading auroral research
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190915674.003.0007
This chapter traces the genealogy of Aden Baker Meinel and Marjorie Pettit Meinel. Aden Meinel’s roots are in Klingenthal in southeastern Germany, but the earliest discovered records extend only to his grandfather, who immigrated to the United Stat
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This chapter discusses how Aden and Marjorie Meinel were hired at NASA/JPL and their contributions in six major areas: (1) the large deployable reflector system study to create technology fundamental to the James Webb Space Telescope; (2) the Thousan
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190915674.003.0012
In this chapter Aden’s wartime experiences are discussed, beginning with boot camp and extending through his secret assignments with the Naval Technical Mission in Europe (NavTechMisEu) until his return home. After boot camp he was assigned to the
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This chapter covers Aden Meinel’s succession to directorship of Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona upon the death of Edwin Carpenter and his focus on developing a new large-aperture telescope for the observatory, hiring new faculty, c
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