James Alexander Slater (1920–2008) was an American zoologist and educator who served as Professor of Entomology at the University of Connecticut from 1953 to 1988. An internationally recognized expert in heteroptera (true bugs) who also studied birds and reptiles, Slater served as the Connecticut State Ornithologist and published a monograph on his research into Connecticut's historical headstones .
12-563: James Slater may refer to: James A. Slater , American zoologist and educator James Anderson Slater (1896–1925), British World War I flying ace James H. Slater (1826–1899), United States Representative and Senator from Oregon James Kirkwood Slater (1900–1965), British neurologist James T. Slater , American songwriter See also [ edit ] Jim Slater (disambiguation) James Salter (1925–2015), American novelist and short-story writer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
24-477: A refractive index significantly different from the glass matrix which scatters light by the Tyndall scattering effect. The size, distribution, and density of the particles controls the overall effect; which may range from mild opalization to opaque white. Some glasses are somewhat more blue from the side and somewhat red-orange in pass-through light. The particles are produced by the addition of opacifiers to
36-475: A specific kind of milk glass. Milk glass was first made in Venice in the 16th century ( lattimo ) as a translucent competitor for porcelain . Colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white. Some 19th-century glass makers called milky white opaque glass " opal glass ". The name milk glass is relatively recent. Made into decorative dinnerware , lamps , vases , and costume jewellery , milk glass
48-577: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James A. Slater Slater was born on January 10, 1920, in Belvidere , Illinois , to parents Ray Alvin and Gladys (Banks) Slater. He grew up in Rockford , Illinois. Slater received his Bachelor of Arts degree in entomology from the University of Illinois Urban-Champaign in 1942. Enlisting in
60-884: The Lygaeidae in 1964. He collected specimens of Rhyparochromidae ( Heteroptera ) from all over the world, including Africa, Australia, Central America, the Caribbean, and Florida. Many of these specimens are held in the Biodiversity Research Collections of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut. He also collected milk glass and studied colonial headstones, publishing scholarship on both topics. Slater died in Rockford on November 2, 2008, at
72-772: The United States Navy , he served in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters during World War II, serving as a deck officer in Algeria and a malaria control officer in North Carolina and Okinawa. After departing the Navy in 1946, Slater returned to the University of Illinois to earn a Master of Science degree in 1947. He taught at Iowa State University , where he earned his PhD in entomology in 1950 and served as an assistant professor until 1953. Slater joined
84-690: The National Milk Glass Collectors Society. He served as editor of Entomologica Americana and held a research fellowship with the British Museum of Natural History in 1960–61. An avid bird-watcher, Slater at one point served as the Connecticut State Ornithologist. He had a lifelong fascination with herpetology . Slater was an expert on heteropteran insects, also known as "true bugs" or "typical bugs," publishing A Catalogue of
96-618: The University of Connecticut faculty in 1953 and retired in 1988. He served as head of UConn's zoology and entomology departments and as head of the systematic and evolutionary biology and biological sciences group. He published more than 250 papers. He served as president of the Society of Systematic Zoology , the Connecticut Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa , the Connecticut Entomological Society, and
108-478: The age of 88. He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and four children: James Alexander Slater II (also an entomologist; known as Alex ), Jacquely, Samuel, and Lydia. Milk glass Milk glass is an opaque or translucent, milk white or colored glass that can be blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white. Milk glass contains dispersion particles with
120-493: The molten glass. Some opacifiers can be insoluble and are only dispersed in the melt. Others are added as precursors and react in the melt or dissolve in the molten glass and then precipitate as crystals upon cooling. This is similar to color production in striking glasses though the particles are much bigger. A variety of opacifiers can be used: bone ash , tin dioxide , arsenic , and antimony compounds. These are also added to ceramic glazes which, chemically; be considered
132-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Slater&oldid=1098163190 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732801635408144-461: Was highly popular during the fin de siècle . Pieces made for the wealthy of the Gilded Age are known for their strikingly delicate beauty in both color and design while Depression glass pieces of the 1930s and 1940s are less so. Milk glass is often used for architectural decoration when one of the underlying purposes is the display of graphic information. The original milk glass marquee of
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