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James Bernard Breckinridge (May 27, 1939 – June 12, 2022) was an American optical engineer.

Biography
James Bernard Breckinridge was born May 27, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio to Catherine Rose and Albert Breckinridge. He took a keen interest in optical engineering and astronomy as a child, building his own 3 in refracting telescope while at high school and recording over 4000 observations of variable stars.

He studied physics at the Case Institute of Technology, being awarded a BSc in 1961. After graduating he worked at the Lick Observatory, Kitt Peak Observatory and the Zenith Radio Rauland Corporation. In 1965 Breckinridge married registered nurse Ann Yoder. He then attended the Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona, being awarded an MSc in 1970 and a PhD in 1976.

He died June 12, 2022 aged 83 in Pasadena, California.