2016: OSA Centennial
History
A Celebration of
Optics and Photonics,
Worldwide
In 2016, OSA celebrated our Centennial marking 100 years of bright ideas, smart innovation and ground-breaking applications driven by more than 270,000 scientists, students, engineers and business leaders in the field. This was a unique opportunity to share the milestone with our global membership and with the community at large. We launched more than 25 new products and services that helped drive meaningful results. Look back at our first 100 years, and the achievements of our members and get a glimpse at the bright future in optics and photonics to come.
Turning 100
Beginning around the founding of the Optical Society, the OSA Century of Optics presents a selection of people, events and technologies that were important to the evolution of optics, optical science, optical engineering, and photonics. A number of the chapters are written by the researchers and engineers that were seminal in making the discoveries that are showcased, and the book ends with 8 prominent scientists, including Nobel Prize winner Dr. Steven Chu, speculating about what the next 100 years will bring to the field of optics.
The Global Impact
OSA 100 Exhibit
1,000,000+ Visitors
6 Continents
13 Countries
15 Permanent Installations
Light the Future Speaker Series
8 Conferences
5 Countries
8 Nobel Laureates
6,000 Participants
Speakers
Kickoff
Ira Flatow, Science Friday
OFC
Mary Lou Jepsen, Facebook
CLEO
Ray Kurzweil, Inventor
IAOC
Joseph Izatt, Duke University
Bernard Kress, Microsoft / Hololens
FiO + LS
Michio Kaku, Futurist, CUNY
LAOP
Susana Marcos, Instiuto de Optica, Spain
ACP
Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate
Photonics India
Sir David Payne, University of Southampton
