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Roger Angel

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American astronomer

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James Roger Prior Angel is a British-American astrophysicist known for his contributions to astronomy and the design and fabrication of large optics for telescopes, solar power and other applications. He developed the spin casting and stressed lap polishing techniques used at the University of Arizona Richard F.

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2016National Inventors Hall of Fame
2010Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
1976Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy
MacArthur Fellows Program
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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James Roger Prior Angel is a British-American astrophysicist known for his contributions to astronomy and the design and fabrication of large optics for telescopes, solar power and other applications. He developed the spin casting and stressed lap polishing techniques used at the University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab to produce mirrors for some of the largest optical telescopes in the world. He is a Regents' Professor of Astronomy and Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona.

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United States
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Scientist
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Born 1941 · age 85
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