Holograms and Holography [With *]

Holograms & Holography: Design, Techniques, & Commercial Applications is a complete, in-depth book and CD-ROM technical manual for the combination of physics and optics that allows the creating of a beautiful, shiny, three-dimensional image on a two-dimensional surface. From the myriad uses of hologram technology to the economic value of holograms and how to create them with a computer, Holograms & Holography Design is more than a straightforward instruction book - it also has helpful instructions for how to best put holograms to commercial and practical use. The text is "intermediate to advanced" level; while it covers some very complex and technical subjects, it strives to do so in an explicitly clear manner, that anyone with a basic understanding of the physics involved can grasp. Diagrams, appendices, glossary, and an index complete the handy accessibility of this reference. The CD-ROM that comes with the book contains hologram-related images, animations, and web sites. In order to view the CD-ROM's files, a separate graphics program software such as Paint Shop Pro or Visio is required for the image files, and a separate movie player such as Quicktime, Windows Media Player, or Real Player Plug-in is required for the movies. Adobe Acrobat Reader and any web browser software (such as Netscape) are also useful for taking full advantage of the CD-ROM. Highly recommended!

John Vacca provides a complete insight into holograms in this book. In the first place, he defines holographic applications - practical and commercial as well as artistic. He relates some fascinating history, goes into extreme technical details on the various types, and even has a chapter on "How to Make Your Own Holograms".Although I will not likely be making my own, and the technology was somewhat overwhelming, I personally have a new understanding of holography.

John Vacca explains recent innovations in three dimensional holograms. Holography has a bright future with incredible capabilities to improve visual impacts in the marketplace.

This is the most comprehensive book on holograms and holography. Students as well as professionals will benefit from the exhaustive research as well as the easy to read format.

Although John Vacca has accostomed us to his clear and effective writing, this time he truly succeded in giving us a full, informative well documented case for the Holograms and how it's done. A pleasure reading on an otherwise cold technical matter. Anybody that really want to know how things are should not miss a chance to follow John as he goes on bringing us insight on matters which are bound to affect our way of life, or the one of our children. Keep it up John