holography

     

Holography (from the Greek, όλος-hòlòs whole γραφή-grafè writing, drawing) is the science of producing holograms. It is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that it appears as if the object is in the same position relative to the recording medium as it was when recorded. The image changes as the position and orientation of the viewing system changes in exactly the same way is if the object were still present. Holograms can also be made using other types of waves.

Trivia about holography

  • Dennis Gabor won a 1971 Nobel Prize for his invention of this process to create 3-D images
  • Invented in 1947 to improve electron microscope images, this science created a 3-D picture

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