Dennis Gabor biography: 110 years celebrated by Google doodle!
Dennis Gabor Biography (his Hungarian name is Gábor Dénes). Dennis was a Hungarian Jewish British electrical engineer born on 5 June 1900. Mr. Gabor invented holography and has won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971. Google celebrates 110 years since Dennis Gabor was born with a doodle, a holographic image which is replacing the Google logo.
He was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary in a Jewish family. He served the artillery during the World War I and studied at the Technical University of Budapest then moved to Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
Dennis Gabor analyzed the proprieties of high voltage electric transmission lines using cathode beam oscillographs. He later wrote his Ph.D. thesis on cathode ray tube in 1927 and continued working on plasma lamps.
Because he was a Jew he had to leave Germany and moved to England in Warwickshire. In 1947, while working at the British Thomson-Houston he invented holography but the first hologram is known to have been released in 1964 after the laser was invented (1960). Holography allows scattered light to record its image that was reproduced as the object was there when it was recorded. It is used in many 3D animations.
In 1958 Dennis Gabor was honored as professor of applied physics and retired in 1967, moving to Italy where he spent many years of his life. He died in London in 1979, February 8th.
If it wasn’t for Dennis Gabor we would not have 3D animations such as Toy Story and The Matrix.
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“It it wasn’t for Dennis Gabor we would not have 3D animations such as Toy Story or The Matrix.”
It’s not that kind of 3D imaging.
Think instead of the holograms on credit cards.
Whether it is the reason for Toy Story, Matrix or holigrams on a credit card, all ideas are sparked by something.
So I also thank Mr Gabor for his discovery!
Peter is correct. Neither 3D computer animation nor 3D movies and television have anything in particular to do with Gabor’s work. Furthermore, while holograms can indeed be used to record types of three-dimensional images and are best known in that capacity, their range of applications covers a vastly larger field.
My thoughts exactly.. seems like a shameless plug.. 3D animations such as Toy Story or The Matrix have virtually nothing to do with Holography, although the technology invented by Dennis Gabor will eventually make possible Holographic display of 3D images generated digitally in virtual space using software such Maya or Pixar’s proprietary 3D animation software. The article otherwise is an accurate condensed portrayal of a great scientist’s accomplishments. Wikipedia has a lot more info.
I agree Peter.
Holograms are perceived as 3 dimensional objects when looking at them at a certain angle however they still only exist on a 2D substrate.
When this planet starts “projecting” 3D holograms that will be a marvel. I am not stating that I don’t respect Dr. Gabor because i very much do. his research has contributed a great deal and we should all value it.
Thank you Dr. Gabor
The man has a PHD and you call him an Electrician. Come on he was either an Engineer or Scientist. An Electrician repairs motor starters, runs conduit, and change out motors and perform electrical troubleshooting.
Do not misinterput this, nothing is wrong with being an Electrician, Engineer or Scientist all are needed.
Thank you Dennis Gabor. This is how one person can make a difference.
For the uninformed, holographic imaging led directly and indirectly to the 3-d imaging used in movies and even has electronic applications that allow current tv and computer monitors to work. My father was an electronic engineer who worked with lasers and holography and was very familiar with Gabor’s work. My father worked for that Star wars defense initiative and using holography developed a machine that revolutionized the computer industry — using lasers and holography the machine scanned microchips and semiconductors for defects, reducing the inspection process from a period of weeks to less than 24 hours. Eventually the machine’s time was boosted to be able to scan multiple semiconductors and wafers in 45 minutes. This happened in the mid to late 1980′s which in turn boosted computer speed and productivity. The movie Paycheck, while fictional, is an example of where we are headed with tv and computer monitors. Current projection methods utilize holography and laser applications.
Thanx Dennis Gabor! =)
Never-the-less, very cool stuff. I wonder why they have to mention his religion? Has nothing to do with the point of the story…weird.
Its funny how intellectuals take any chance to prove their knowledge to embarrass the general public. Please take some time to think about your social skills these are the things that scientific minds lack most.
I think religion belonged in the story. It was to show you that he survived the worst of times and achieved great scientific success.