John Howard (optical physicist)

For other people with the same name, see John Howard (disambiguation).

John Nelson Howard (February 27, 1921 – April 15, 2015) was president of the Optical Society of America in 1991.^[1][2] He was the founding editor of the scientific journal Applied Optics. Howard was also a chief scientist of the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory.

John Howard
Born	John Nelson Howard (1921-02-27)February 27, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	April 15, 2015(2015-04-15) (aged 94) Newton, Massachusetts
Citizenship	USA
Known for	Founder of Applied Optics
Scientific career
Fields	Physics Optics
Institutions	Air Force Geophysics Laboratory

He was a Fellow of the Optical Society and received the OSA Distinguished Service Award in 1987.^[2]

In his later years he was a contributing editor to Optics and Photonics News (OPN).

See also

• Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA