Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Visibility Laboratory. Office of the Director.
Established at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1939 to apply optics to problems of camouflage. During the war, the laboratory received National Defense Research Council funds to study camouflage, target location, and the visibility of downed pilots. After the war, the laboratory received support from the Office of Naval Research and the Air Force, and in 1952 the laboratory was moved to California and became part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. From 1952 until the laboratory ceased operation in 1987, it was supported by the Navy, the Air Force, and NASA.
From the description of Records, 1938-1987. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 83856654
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| creatorOf | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Visibility Laboratory. Office of the Director. Records, 1938-1987. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library |
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| associatedWith | Austin, Roswell W. | person |
| associatedWith | Duntley, Seibert Quimby. | person |
| associatedWith | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Library. Archives. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Visibility Laboratory | corporateBody |
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| Camouflage (Military science) |
| Optics |
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| Research and development contracts, Government |
| Visibility |
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Active 1938
Active 1987
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