With Stars in Their Eyes

James B. Breckinridge is Adjunct Professor in the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona and Astronomy Visiting Associate at Caltech. After earning his BS in physics at Case Western Reserve University and his MS and PhD in optical sciences at the University of Arizona, he was an astronomical research assistant at Lick Observatory and later Kitt Peak National Observatory. Aden Meinel served on Breckinridge's MS advisory committee at the University of Arizona, and Marjorie and Aden both worked for him for eight years at NASA/JPL before they retired. Alec M. Pridgeon recently retired from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where he specialized in DNA sequencing and molecular phylogenetics. He has edited and contributed to a six-volume series on Genera Orchidacearum. Pridgeon earned his BA in philosophy at the University of Michigan and his PhD in biology at Florida State University.

Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: From Tomahawks to Telescopes
Chapter 2: Rising Stars
Chapter 3: The Rocketeers
Chapter 4: Foreign Intelligence Across the Rhine
Chapter 5: Lights in the Night Sky
Chapter 6: Genius Blooms
Chapter 7: The People's Observatory
Chapter 8: Opportunity Knocks - Doors Open Wide
Chapter 9: Inventing Modern Optical Sciences
Chapter 10: Power for the People
Donald E. Osborn
Chapter 11: A View to National Security
Chapter 12: In Space at Last
Chapter 13: Slowly Fades the Supernova

Appendix 1: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix 2: Literature by Aden and Marjorie Meinel
Appendix 3: Select publications of Edison Pettit, Hannah Steele Pettit, and Helen Pettit Knaflich
References
Index