Richard L. Abrams (born April 20, 1941 in
Cleveland
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, Ohio) was president of the
Optical Society of America
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in 1990. Abrams holds both a bachelor's degree and a Ph.D. from
Cornell University
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. He worked at Bell Labs from 1968-1971 and then worked at Hughes. At Hughes, Abrams was chief scientist, Defense Systems Division, Hughes' Space and Communications Group, and was responsible for applying technology to the communication spacecraft. Abrams retired as chief scientist of
Hughes Research Laboratories
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in 1996. Currently, Abrams is continuing his career as a part-time consultant, primarily for the U.S. government.
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References
External links
Articles Published by early OSA PresidentsJournal of the Optical Society of America
Vision scientists
21st-century American physicists
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Presidents of Optica (society)
Living people
1941 births
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