The eye and visual optical instruments
 Catalogue Number: 2279 The eye and visual optical instruments Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: SMITH George, ATCHISON David A Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1997 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Cambridge, UK Publisher/Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press Description Of Item: Paperback, 255 x 175 mm, 816 pages, black and white diagrams throughout text. Historical Significance: The authors are Australian optometrists. George Smith (1941-2008) taught optics in the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences in the University of Melbourne from 1975 until his retirement on December 31 2003. He taught a very high standard of optics since his PhD training had been with Professor Hopkins at Reading University. He also supervised a number of PhD students who subsequently pursued successful academic careers making use of their expertise in optics, most notable among them being Professor David Atchison. He was a productive researcher, especially in collaboration with others, and as a result canvassed a wide range of optical research problems in both applied optics and visual optics. He published two books jointly with David Atchison. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum (from Abe Books) Date Acquired: Aug 2013 Condition: Very good except old library sticker on half title page Location: Archive room. East wall. Books by Australian authors |