Baker, James Gilbert
Oral history interview with James Baker, 1966 September 3.
Reviews his involvement at Wright Field in 1941 as a civilian consultant to learn problems of aerial photography; speaks of his work in developing wide-angle camera and telephoto lens; mentions work of Dr. Irving Gardner, Bureau of Standards, in long focal-length research; discusses developments in and differences between Petzval system and telephoto lens system; discusses Harvard contract with Army Air Corps for long focal-length camera and lenses; explains basics of shutter operation of wide-angle camera.
Astronomy, Optics. Director, Optical Research Laboratory, Harvard Univ., 1943-1945; associate professor and researcher at Harvard Observatory, 1946-1949. Served with Office of Scientific Research and Development, United States Air Force, 1944. Developer of optical instrumentation for astronomy at Harvard Observatory.
Optical instruments.
Military art and science.
Military research -- United States.
Telephotography.
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Gardner, Irvine C. (Irvine Clifton), 1889-
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United States Air Force. Historical Research Center. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, USA.