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Seminar: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.

History and Optics of 3D Movies
Dr. Todd Pittman
University of Maryland Baltimore County

The 3-D movie experience has improved quite a bit since the “golden era” of the 1950’s…the special effects are now so realistic that you are almost guaranteed to spill your popcorn when the monster jumps off the screen! In this talk I will review the basic operating principles of modern 3-D movie systems, which are built upon the clever use of a few key concepts from undergraduate optics.


Location: Physics Bldg., room 401