Wilbur B. Rayton
Wilbur B. Rayton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1884 |
| Died | 1946 |
| Known for | President of the Optical Society of America from 1933–34
Member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Bausch & Lomb, Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester |
Wilbur B. Rayton was president of the
Born in 1884, Wilbur Rayton was a charter member of
In 1926, he served on a committee (along with T.R. Wilkins of the
Rayton's lens design skill did much to advance astronomical observation. He specialized in designing objectives for high-speed cameras for astronomical spectrographs. In 1937 Rayton designed a lens that was described as the "world's fastest". Its speed was f:0.59—6.5 times faster than the f:1.5 lenses used in minicameras of the day. Astronomer
When the Journal of the Optical Society of America began publication in 1917, Rayton published an article in the very first volume on reflected images in spectacle lenses. In all, he published five articles in JOSA, including one that described the needs of the criteria of optical glass for the budding U.S. optics industry.
Rayton died in 1946.[2]
See also
- Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA
References
- ^ "Past Presidents of the Optical Society of America". Optical Society of America.
- ^ "History of the OSA". Optical Society of America.
External links
- Articles Published by early OSA Presidents Journal of the Optical Society of America