Wavefront Reconstruction with Diffused Illumination and Three-Dimensional Objects in Journal of the Optical Society of America 54 No. 11 pp. 1295-1301, November 1964

1964. Journal issue in original wrappers. After first demonstrating three dimensional holography in 1962, Emmett Leith & Juris Upatnieks were, in this paper, the first to introduce the possibility of using holograms to record three-dimensional (3D) objects as well as the first to describe how to realize multicolor wavefront reconstruction (holography). The journal is in its original wrappers and the paper is profusely illustrated with both photographs and technical figures.

"Emmett and Upatnieks introduced display holography to the world in fall 1964" at the Optical Society of America (Emmett Leith, Inventor of Practical Holography). Their presentation demonstrated the possibility of recording transmission holograms of 3D objects... At the meeting, they introduced the off-axis reference beam technique and used it to display their hologram of a model railroad engine. This laser-illuminated hologram displayed a very realistic-looking 3D image [and] had a huge impact on the participants at the meeting" (Bjelkhagen, Ultra-Realistic Imaging: Advanced Techniques in Analogue and Digital Colour, 124-126).

Leith & Upatniek's work would also establish the foundation for an innovation that would later inspire a global scientific movement - [as well as] make [them the people] who transformed the fledgling field of holography into a technology that has become integral to modern innovations in medical imaging, data storage, entertainment and other disciplines" (Emmett Leith: Inventor of Practical Holography).

Also included: M. J. Taylor, G. R. Hanes, and K. M. Baird, "Diffraction Loss and Beam Size in Lasers with Spherical Mirrors," pp. 1310-1314. CONDITION & DETAILS: 4to (10.5 X 8 inches). Original wrappers with slight toning at the spine, otherwise pristine inside and out. Very small (1 inch) ownership sticker on the rear of the front wrap of Marcel Gawartin who was part of the design team for the camera lenses used in NASA's Surveyor program.