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At the time of the invention, Gabor evidently had a good opinion of his own achievement, and wrote in a letter to Max Born in June 1948 [9]:   
At the time of the invention, Gabor evidently had a good opinion of his own achievement, and wrote in a letter to Max Born in June 1948 [9]:   


“…….  a new thing and I have no doubt that it is my luckiest find yet ….  ….. made me happier than anything I have done in the last 20 years …..|a5=(i)
“…….  a new thing and I have no doubt that it is my luckiest find yet ….  ….. made me happier than anything I have done in the last 20 years …..|a5=
The invention of holography by Gabor was in many respects ahead of other work and ideas in the processing of images, and as such was unique.   
The invention of holography by Gabor was in many respects ahead of other work and ideas in the processing of images, and as such was unique.   
G. Saxby [10] reports in his 1988 book that there were six and a half thousand papers on holography, of which he judged ‘….. more than a thousand … contain material of importance’.
G. Saxby [10] reports in his 1988 book that there were six and a half thousand papers on holography, of which he judged ‘….. more than a thousand … contain material of importance’.
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11    D. Gabor, Inventing the Future, Secker & Warburg, 1963, [and Pelican Books, London, 1964|a6=The invention of Holography was before its time - Gabor may not have used the term holography until much later, because ‘holograph’ had an alternative previous meaning, for a document in the handwriting of its original author.
11    D. Gabor, Inventing the Future, Secker & Warburg, 1963, [and Pelican Books, London, 1964|a6=The invention of Holography was before its time - Gabor may not have used the term holography until much later, because ‘holograph’ had an alternative previous meaning, for a document in the handwriting of its original author.
His invention was many years before the invention of the laser (~1960) provided a source of sufficiently coherent light to make optical holography a practically useful and very significant technique.  However the 1947 invention itself led to a new understanding of signal processing of images, and to such ideas as the Gabor Transform and, with the Wigner Transform, was a basis for wavelets and other methods which are now widely used in digital signal processing.  Thus an important aspect of Gabor’s holography invention was the additional viewpoints that the concept brought to the field of signal processing, leading to many novel ideas.  Many of these ideas arose during his time at Imperial College.
His invention was many years before the invention of the laser (~1960) provided a source of sufficiently coherent light to make optical holography a practically useful and very significant technique.  However the 1947 invention itself led to a new understanding of signal processing of images, and to such ideas as the Gabor Transform and, with the Wigner Transform, was a basis for wavelets and other methods which are now widely used in digital signal processing.  Thus an important aspect of Gabor’s holography invention was the additional viewpoints that the concept brought to the field of signal processing, leading to many novel ideas.  Many of these ideas arose during his time at Imperial College.|a7=On or in the building of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London.
 
r|a7=On or in the building of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London.
Dennis Gabor moved from the BTH company to the Electrical Engineering Department of Imperial College, University of London, in 1949, where he was appointed Reader in Electronics.  He was promoted to Professor of Applied Electron Physics in the same Department in 1958.
Dennis Gabor moved from the BTH company to the Electrical Engineering Department of Imperial College, University of London, in 1949, where he was appointed Reader in Electronics.  He was promoted to Professor of Applied Electron Physics in the same Department in 1958.
 
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Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ, England, UK|a8=No|a9=There is a staffed desk at the Exhibition Road entrance of Imperial College, where visitors could ask for admittance or guidance;  a walk across an open courtyard to the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building is required.|a10=Imperial College London|a11=Yes|a12=UKRI Section, London|a13name=Professor Nihal Sinnadurai|a13section=UK&RI|a13position=Section Chairman|a13email=sinnadurai@aol.com|a14name=Professor Nick Wright|a14ou=UK&RI|a14position=Treasurer|a14email=n.g.wright@newcastle.ac.uk|a15Aname=Professor Peter Hill|a15Aemail=p.c.j.hill@cranfield.ac.uk|a15Aname2=Professor Tony Davies|a15Aemail2=tonydavies@ieee.org|a15Bname=Mr Roland Saam|a15Bemail=r.saam@ieee.org|a15Bname2=Professor Charles Turner|a15Bemail2=c.turner@ieee.org|a15Cname=Peter C J Hill|a15Ctitle=Professor|a15Corg=Cranfield Defence & Security|a15Caddress=DISE, CDS, CMT, Defence Academy of the UK, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8LA, UK|a15Cphone=++ (0)1793 785208|a15Cemail=p.c.j.hill@cranfield.ac.uk}}

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