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In Memoriam: Donald S. Nicholson

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PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 7, 2016 — Longtime friend, supporter and distinguished member of The Optical Society (OSA) and the Optical Society of Southern California (OSSC), Donald S. Nicholson, died Nov. 11 at age 98. Courtesy of The Optical Society. Born in 1918 in Pasadena, Calif., Nicholson studied physics at Pomona College and received a master’s degree in Meteorology from Caltech in 1942. He once served as head of optical systems at The Aerospace Corporation, and later was president of the OSSC. Nicholson was also a longtime Fellow of OSA, and also served as chair of its Aeronautics and Space Systems Technical...Read full article

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