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This book details the lives of two married geniuses, Aden and
Marjorie Meinel, who helped to pioneer modern optics and solar
energy in the U.S. Aden B. Meinel and Marjorie P. Meinel stood at
the confluence of several overarching technological developments
during their lifetimes, including postwar aerial surveillance by
spy planes and satellites, solar energy, the evolution of telescope
design, interdisciplinary optics, and photonics. Yet, their
incredible stories and their long list of scientific contributions
have never been adequately recognized in one place. In this book,
James Breckinridge and Alec M. Pridgeon correct this oversight by
sharing the story of this powerful duo. The book follows their
lives and covers large scientific developments between World War II
to the Cold War. James B. Breckinridge, a previous advisee and
later colleague to the Meinels, and historian and scientist Alec M.
Pridgeon collected more than 200 hours of oral interviews with
those who worked closely with the Meinels and some who built their
careers around the findings made possible by their work. The book
shares and analyzes the work done by the Meinels, and it also
includes incredible insights from an unpublished Meinel
autobiography.
A Personal Note I decided to initiate Orchid Biology: Reviews and
Perspectives in about 1972 and (alone or with co-authors) started
to write some of the chapters and the appendix for the volume in
1974 during a visit to the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Indonesia.
Professor H. C. D. de Wit of Holland was also in Bogor at that time
and when we discovered a joint interest in Rumphius he agreed to
write a chapter about him. I visited Bangkok on my way home from
Bogor and while there spent time with Professor Thavorn Vajrabhaya.
He readily agreed to write a chapter. The rest of the chapters were
solicited by mail and I had the complete manuscript on my desk in
1975. With that in hand I started to look for a publisher. Most of
the publishers I contacted were not interested. Fortunately Mr
James Twiggs, at that time editor of Cornell University Press, grew
orchids and liked the idea. He decided to publish Orchid Biology:
Reviews and Per spectives, and volume I saw the light of day in
1977. I did not know if there would be a volume II but collected
manuscripts for it anyway. Fortunately volume I did well enough to
justify a second book, and the series was born. It is still alive
at present - 20 years, seven volumes and three publishers later. I
was in the first third of my career when volume I was published."
A Personal Note I decided to initiate Orchid Biology: Reviews and
Perspectives in about 1972 and (alone or with co-authors) started
to write some of the chapters and the appendix for the volume in
1974 during a visit to the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Indonesia.
Professor H. C. D. de Wit of Holland was also in Bogor at that time
and when we discovered a joint interest in Rumphius he agreed to
write a chapter about him. I visited Bangkok on my way home from
Bogor and while there spent time with Professor Thavorn Vajrabhaya.
He readily agreed to write a chapter. The rest of the chapters were
solicited by mail and I had the complete manuscript on my desk in
1975. With that in hand I started to look for a publisher. Most of
the publishers I contacted were not interested. Fortunately Mr
James Twiggs, at that time editor of Cornell University Press, grew
orchids and liked the idea. He decided to publish Orchid Biology:
Reviews and Per spectives, and volume I saw the light of day in
1977. I did not know if there would be a volume II but collected
manuscripts for it anyway. Fortunately volume I did well enough to
justify a second book, and the series was born. It is still alive
at present - 20 years, seven volumes and three publishers later. I
was in the first third of my career when volume I was published."
Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families, with tropical species and hybrids being cultivated the world over. The five volumes of Genera Orchidacearum will provide a complete, robust classification of the orchids, descriptions of individual species, and cultivational information. The series, superbly illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings of all the genera, will be an absolutely indispensable reference tool both for scientists, and for orchid breeders, collectors, and enthusiasts. This, the first volume of the Genera Orchidacearum, includes Cypripedioideae, the slipper orchids, arguably the most attractive and popular orchids of all.
For centuries orchids have been among the most popular of plant
families, with thousands of species and hybrids cultivated
worldwide for the diversity, beauty, and intricacy of their
flowers.
The Genera Orchidacearum series represents a robust and natural
classification of the orchids, something that has eluded plant
scientists and orchid enthusiasts for years. The editors, who are
all distinguished orchid specialists, incorporate a wealth of new
DNA data into a truly phylogenetic classification, identifying the
areas and taxa that merit additional work. To this end, they have
invited several international specialists to contribute in their
particular areas of expertise. Each volume provides comprehensive
coverage of one or two orchid subfamilies and the series as a whole
will be an indispensable reference tool for scientists, orchid
breeders and growers.
Orchidaceae is the largest monocotyledon family and perhaps the
largest plant family in terms of number of species, approximately
25,000. However, for a variety of reasons it remains one of the
least understood. The fossil record is poor, and active research
has been relatively scarce until recent years, in part because of
the sheer size and cosmopolitan distribution of the family.
The fifth volume treats 186 genera in tribe Cymbidieae of the
largest subfamily, Epidendroideae, including some of the showiest
orchids often used in hybridizing. Comprehensive treatments are
provided for each genus, which include complete nomenclature,
description, distribution (with map), anatomy, palynology,
cytogenetics, phytochemistry, phylogenetics, pollination, ecology,
and economic uses. Cultivation notes are included for those genera
known to be in hobbyist collections. Genera are beautifully
illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs.
For centuries orchids have been among the most popular of plant
families, with thousands of species and hybrids cultivated
worldwide for the diversity, beauty, and intricacy of their
flowers.
The Genera Orchidacearum series represents a robust and natural
classification of the orchids, something that has eluded plant
scientists and orchid enthusiasts for years. The editors, who are
all distinguished orchid specialists, incorporate a wealth of new
DNA data into a truly phylogenetic classification, identifying the
areas and taxa that merit additional work. To this end, they have
invited several international specialists to contribute in their
particular areas of expertise. Each volume provides comprehensive
coverage of one or two orchid subfamilies and the series as a whole
will be an indispensable reference tool for scientists, orchid
breeders and growers.
Orchidaceae is the largest monocotyledon family and perhaps the
largest plant family in terms of number of species, approximately
25,000. However, for a variety of reasons it remains one of the
least understood. The fossil record is poor, and active research
has been relatively scarce until recent years, in part because of
the sheer size and cosmopolitan distribution of the family.
This fourth volume treats the first 210 genera of the largest
subfamily, Epidendroideae, including some of the showiest orchids
often used in hybridizing. Comprehensive treatments are provided
for each genus, which include complete nomenclature, description,
distribution (with map), anatomy, palynology, cytogenetics,
phytochemistry, phylogenetics, pollination, ecology, and economic
uses. Cultivation notes are included for those genera known tobe in
hobbyist collections. Genera are beautifully illustrated with line
drawings and color photographs.
Genera Orchidacearum provides a comprehensive, robust classification of the orchids, with descriptions of individual species and cultural information. It begins wiht introductory chapters outlining the long history of efforts by plant scientists and breeders to provide a scientific classification of the orchids. This is the first fully comprehensive, modern treatment of orchid classification to be published. Volume two looks at 100 genera in subfamily Orchidaceae, many of them with bizarre pollination mechanisms. Recent advances in molecular approaches, especially multigene analyses, combined with several other types of new data, have resulted in a redefinition of many genera. This volume aims to produce a more robust and natural account of the orchids at the generic level, and to incorporate this new molecular data into a truly phylogenetic classification, whilst identifying areas and taxa that require additional study.
For centuries orchids have been among the most popular of plant
families, with thousands of species and hybrids cultivated
worldwide for the diversity, beauty, and intricacy of their
flowers. The Genera Orchidacearum series represents a robust and
natural classification of the orchids, something that has eluded
plant scientists and orchid enthusiasts for years. The editors, who
are all distinguished orchid specialists, incorporate a wealth of
new DNA data into a truly phylogenetic classification, identifying
the areas and taxa that merit additional work. To this end, they
have invited several international specialists to contribute in
their particular areas of expertise. Each volume provides
comprehensive coverage of one or two orchid subfamilies, and the
series as a whole will be an indispensable reference tool for
scientists, orchid breeders, and growers. Orchidaceae is the
largest monocotyledon family and perhaps the largest plant family
in terms of number of species, approximately 25,000. Although the
fossil record is limited, active molecular research in recent years
has unravelled many of the complexities and phylogenetics of this
cosmopolitan plant family. This sixth and final volume treats 140
genera in tribes Dendrobieae and Vandeae of the largest subfamily,
Epidendroideae, including some of the showiest orchids often used
in hybridizing. Comprehensive treatments are provided for each
genus, which include complete nomenclature, description,
distribution (with map), anatomy, palynology, cytogenetics,
phytochemistry, phylogenetics, pollination, ecology, and economic
uses. Cultivation notes are included for those genera known to be
in hobbyist collections. Genera are beautifully illustrated with
line drawings and colour photographs. An Addendum updates a few
generic accounts published in past volumes. A cumulative glossary,
list of generic synonyms with their equivalents, and list of all
series contributors round out this final volume in the series.
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