Duffner, Robert W. <br/><br/>
The adaptive optics revolution  a history /  [electronic resource] : 
Robert W. Duffner ; foreword by Robert Q. Fugate. 
 - Albuquerque :  University of New Mexico Press,  2009. 
 - xxviii, 457 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Sputnik, 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826346933 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Optics, Adaptive--History.<br/>Optics, Adaptive--Research--History.--United States<br/>Laser guide star adaptive optics.<br/>Lasers--Military applications.<br/>Space telescopes.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA1522  / .D84 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.36/9