Images from the early days lidar, including E. H. “Hutchie” Synge, who dreamed up atmoshperic lidar 30 years before the invention of the laser; Hughes’ pioneering lidar; Project Luna See at MIT; and others.
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Edward Hutchison Synge, who dreamed up atmospheric lidar 30 years before the laser was invented. (photo courtesy of Living Edition Publishers, Austria)Edward Hutchison Synge, who dreamed up atmospheric lidar 30 years before the laser was invented. (photo courtesy of Living Edition Publishers, Austria) -
Hughes Aircraft Company engineer Rod Smith aims the Colidar Mark II, the world’s first commercial lidar. (© HRL Laboratories, LLC)Hughes Aircraft Company engineer Rod Smith aims the Colidar Mark II, the world’s first commercial lidar. (© HRL Laboratories, LLC)
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Louis Smullin, left, Stanley Kass of Raytheon, and Giorgio Fiocco discuss Project Luna See as the telescope takes aim at the moon. (Photo courtesy MIT Museum)Louis Smullin, left, Stanley Kass of Raytheon, and Giorgio Fiocco discuss Project Luna See as the telescope takes aim at the moon. (Photo courtesy MIT Museum)
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Myron H. "Herb" Ligda with the SRI Mark I lidar (courtesy SRI International)Myron H. "Herb" Ligda with the SRI Mark I lidar (courtesy SRI International)
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The SRI Mark I lidar and accompanying electronics on the SRI roof (courtesy Don Nielson/SRI International)The SRI Mark I lidar and accompanying electronics on the SRI roof (courtesy Don Nielson/SRI International)
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From left, Herb Ligda, Ron Collis and Charles Northend with the SRI Mark II lidar. (courtesy SRI International)From left, Herb Ligda, Ron Collis and Charles Northend with the SRI Mark II lidar. (courtesy SRI International)
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The SRI Mark II lidar (courtesy Don Nielson/SRI International)The SRI Mark II lidar (courtesy Don Nielson/SRI International)
