In Memoriam
Remembering Emil Wolf, 1922-2018
Three colleagues offer a remembrance of an influential and beloved figure in optics.
[OSA Centennial Booklet]
Emil Wolf, one of the last half-century’s most prominent and respected figures in optics, died on 2 June 2018 at his home in Rochester, N.Y., USA, aged 95. When praising expertise, we sometimes say a person “wrote the book” on a subject. For Emil, this was the literal truth: Principles of Optics, or “Born and Wolf,” stands as the authoritative text.
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