The Age Of Holograms

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
242
Date Released
1979
Length of issue (in feet)
522
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Age Of Holograms

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Imagine a three dimensional picture emerging from a two dimensional glass plate. An optical illusion, yet utterly real - a hologram. This beautiful new type of imagery is a form of photography which makes use of the very special nature of laser light. But holograms are much more than photographs with an extra dimension: their extraordinary properties will make them the basis of a completely new art form, and lead to a series of powerful new industrial techniques. The future scope is vast, with applications ranging from advertising to monitoring the condition of fuel elements in a nuclear reactor. The latest advance suggests that soon we could all have holograms hanging on our walls. The age of holograms is upon us.
Keywords
Science and technology; Photography; Engineering; Inventions and discoveries
COI Reference
MI 1458/242
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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