Bye bye Mass, hello New York
The Corning Glass Museum
Examples of various Fresnel lenses
Galileo and Kepler in front of the "magnificent failure". In 1934 25 glassmakers ladled 20 tons of molten pyrex glass into a 200 inch mold. Even after the mold broke, the work continued. Although the disk for the Palomar Observatory mirror blank was ruined, the initial failure provided an opportunity for learning valuable lessons. The second casting was a success.
The finished piece now needs to be annealed by heating it to 900 degrees and then slowly cooling it overnight. This relieves stress in the glass.
Beautiful things
Artist Vera Sattler
Artist Ed Kachuri
Artist Richard Satava
Artist John Wood
Artist Gabriele Kustner
Artist Tim Lazer
Artist Tim Lazer
Glass is so beautiful.
Its that time again. Wishing all my friends at Fisher a great school year.
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