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Don Cowen's Chiseled Legacy

Dec. 4, 2014

A Light Moment that pays tribute to a man who made a huge visual impact on OSC: Don Cowen, OSC scientific illustrator, artist and sculptor.

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Good Enough Never Was

Dec. 4, 2014

When it came to keeping the lab in order, Ross Potoff would let nothing stand in his way, no matter how difficult.

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Two Score and Ten More

Dec. 4, 2014

A lyrical recounting of the College of Optical Science's 50 years, by Professor Emeritus Jack D. Gaskill.

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Great Scot!

Dec. 4, 2014

Professor Emeritus H. Angus Macleod and his wife, Ann, were supposed to be greeted with bagpipes when they first arrived in Tucson. But it didn't quite go as planned.

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Holy Optics, Batman!

Dec. 4, 2014

An inside look at the alter egos of OSC's esteemed professors, uncovered in 2006 by two dedicated graduating B.S. students.

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Folding Outside the Straight Line

Dec. 4, 2014

Stephen F. Jacobs explains how he began to experiment with folding along a curve, and how it led to beautiful sculptures.

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"Beat Slater & Wyant"

Dec. 4, 2014

"James Wyant recounts the "OSC Saguaro Race of 1977" and the wager it inspired to beat the duo of Slater & Wyant with a 10-man faculty relay team.

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When Life Gives You Punch Cards

Dec. 4, 2014

Most are familiar with the proverb, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." But what if life gives you 46,000 useless computer punch cards? Make a turkey, of course!

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The Calculating Nobel Laureates

Dec. 4, 2014

Masud Mansuripur reflects on a dinner party in which the quick minds of Nicolaas Bloembergen and Willis Lamb were showcased when they were presented with a problem that stumped most students.

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The Elevator Doesn't Go to the Annex

Dec. 4, 2014

With the help of friends, Bill Wolfe uses both brains and brawn to solve a communication issue after being relocated to the OSC Annex building.

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Introducing Dr. Garrett D. Cole as Nelson E. Claytor Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences and Associate Professor

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