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As a physicist, Cross' research started in the 1950s, and focused primarily on Maser s and Laser s at Willow Brook Laboratory, at the University Of Michigan . In 1968 , he and Canadian sculptor Gerry Pethick , developed a simplistic stabilization system for holographic cameras, that for the first time did not require expensive optics and an isolation table, effectively making the medium accessible to artists. In 1970 , he organized the first exhibition of holographic art at Cranbrook Academy Of Art in Ann Arbor, Michigan . This success, and laser research turning to military applications which he didn't want to be part of, prompted him to leave the laboratory and tour for a short time with a laser and sound show. By 1971 , he had made his way to San Francisco, California and founded the San Francisco Holography School , to teach his hologram techniques. In 1972 he developed the "integral hologram" by combining holography with conventional Cinematography to produce three-dimensional images that appeared to move. Sequential frames of two-dimensional movie footage of a rotating subject are recorded on holographic film. When viewed, the composite images are interpreted by the human Eye as 3-D image, in the same way that Stereoscopy works. His most famous work in this form was a hologram of a woman that appeared to wink and blow a kiss as the viewer walked by, entitled ''The Kiss''. In the mid 1970s, Cross founded the Multiplex Corporation , to find commercial applications and further develop his holographic techniques. REFERENCES |
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