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a practical use of Edgerton’s research

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. The July, 1945 issue of Popular Mechanics has a brief article on using rapid fire flash tubes to record the passage of a .50 calibre bullet through armour plate. The experiment was performed by the ATSC of the American … Continue reading →

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float like a butterfly …

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. My friend Russ Forfar dropped me a note the other day. Russ found refence on a BBC web page about a camera capable of shooting 1,000 frames a second making a fast moving object seem to be stationary to … Continue reading →

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New lensless technology

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Robert

Toronto.  Even before 1839, optical houses created various lenses from glass for the apparatus of the day. After 1839, lens design and quality became the defining factor of camera quality. Most optical institutes such as Zeiss provided lenses to a … Continue reading →

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