A liquid lens with a viewing angle of 120 degrees was improvised by Dr. Vincent J. Schaefer, General Electric Research Laboratory weather scientist, to take pictures of one-third of the sky. Unable to acquire a glass lens with such a wife angle of coverage, Dr. Schaefer filled a flask with an oil with a high refractive index, then set up a camera behind the improvised lens.

General Electric Company1953-01-30

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Title: A liquid lens with a viewing angle of 120 degrees was improvised by Dr. Vincent J. Schaefer, General Electric Research Laboratory weather scientist, to take pictures of one-third of the sky. Unable to acquire a glass lens with such a wife angle of coverage, Dr. Schaefer filled a flask with an oil with a high refractive index, then set up a camera behind the improvised lens.
Creator: General Electric Company
Date Created: 1953-01-30
Location: Schenectady - Schenectady County - New York
Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
Original Language: English
Subject Keywords: Research; Scientists; Optical devices; General Electric Company. Research Laboratory.; Schaefer, Vincent J.
Type: Photograph
Publisher: General Electric Company
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