Aden meinl biography of albert
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Abstract
We are collecting information on Professor Aden and Marjorie Pettit Meinel for their biography. Aden Baker Meinel, an astronomer, optical scientist, astrophysicist, atmospheric physicist, and telescope designer, died in Henderson, Nevada, on 2 October He was the founding director of Kitt Peak National Observatory () and the Optical Science Center () of the University of Arizona.
He was also the director of Steward Observatory from to Marjorie was a daughter of Mt. Wilson astronomer Edison Pettit. Aden was very active in the IAU and was president of the commission on telescopes and instruments, which is no longer active.
During his long career he was a consultant on the Chinese LAMOST and a inch telescope in Hyderabad, India.