Publications

Aviator Sunglasses: The Culmination of Optical Science and its Role in Creating an American Cultural Touchstone

Aviator Sunglasses: The Culmination of Optical ...

Daniel Smith

Sunglasses, on their surface, may appear to be relatively rudimentary devices. Unlike glasses refined for those with eyesight troubles, the purpose of sunglasses is ostensibly to keep the brightest portions...

Aviator Sunglasses: The Culmination of Optical ...

Daniel Smith

Sunglasses, on their surface, may appear to be relatively rudimentary devices. Unlike glasses refined for those with eyesight troubles, the purpose of sunglasses is ostensibly to keep the brightest portions...

The Birth of American Optics: Charles Spencer and the Spencer Lens Company

The Birth of American Optics: Charles Spencer a...

Daniel Smith

It would be only a fragmentary telling of the development of the American optical industry to go without mentioning the immense contributions of Charles A. Spencer. Spencer was a painstakingly...

The Birth of American Optics: Charles Spencer a...

Daniel Smith

It would be only a fragmentary telling of the development of the American optical industry to go without mentioning the immense contributions of Charles A. Spencer. Spencer was a painstakingly...