The History of OSA
Edward O. Hulburt: Frederick Ives Medalist, 1955
Edward O. Hulburt, recipient of the 1955 Frederick Ives Medal, was a pioneer in atmospheric research. He is best known for his rocket experiments that examined ultraviolet and X-radiation in the ionosphere and for establishing optics research at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Edward O. Hulburt, 1953.
American Geophysical Union, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Edward O. Hulburt was born in Vermillion, S.D., U.S.A., on 12 October 1890. He completed his graduate work at the University of Chicago, earning a Ph.D. in physics in 1915. Hulburt’s dissertation was on the reflecting power of metals in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum, which he published in 1915. In 1924, he joined the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C., and served as head of the physical optics division until 1949. From 1949 until 1955, he was the first director of research at NRL.
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