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OBJECT TYPE: transmission/white light
DATE: 1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0454.001

MANUFACTURER: Polaroid Corp.
MODEL: RIVER
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 3248-59-2
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.7 cm
Width: 19.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Polaroid
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1980S
Canada: ACQUIRED FOR NMST "CANADA IN SPACE" EXHIBIT
Function: MEDIUM WHICH PRESENTS A 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE, IN THIS CASE, OF A LAND FORM.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE. HOLOGRAPHY WAS INVENTED IN 1947 BY DR. DENNIS GABOR FOR IMPROVING RESOLUTION OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPES. AFTER LASER WAS INVENTED IN IN 1960 & ITS APPLICATION TO HOLOGRAPHY BY LEITH & UPATNIEKS, HOLOGRAPHY DEVELOPED INTO PRACTICAL IMAGING TOOL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DARK BLUE LETTERING ON GLASS READS "POLAROID CORP./ 11 APRIL 1983/ 3248-59-2"
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS WITH IMAGE AFFIXED
Decoration: N/A

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Polaroid Corp., Hologram, 1983, Artifact no. 1989.0454, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0454.001/

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