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Electron Holography Concept

Great Britain · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1948

Dennis Gabor1948

Rugby · Science / Technology

Proposes wavefront reconstruction as a method to overcome limitations in electron microscopy, establishing the principle of holography.

Names involved

Dennis Gabor

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