http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (xxi, 518 pages) : illustrations
This is a history of how the new science of holography developed intellectually, socially and culturally. Based on interviews with pioneer holographers and archival research, it shows how science, technology, art and wider culture are entwined in the modern world.
Introduction : seeking coherence -- Wavefront reconstruction in England and beyond -- Wave photography in the Soviet Union -- Lensless photography in America -- Constructing holography -- Early exploitation -- Technology of the sublime : the versatile hologram -- Defining the scientific holographer -- Culture and counterculture : the artisan holographer -- Aesthetic holographers and their art -- Building holographic communities -- Commercialization and ubiquity -- The hologram and popular culture -- Conclusion : creative visions.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-487) and index.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006