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The special effect of physics

10 Feb 2004

From Hollywood blockbusters to the design of aircraft cockpits, the visual-effects industry relies on tracing the path of light to create scenes that do not and may never exist

Optical physics
From the dawn of history people have tried to convey to others an impression of the mental images th

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Jürgen K Singer is a research scientist in rendering at mental images, Berlin, Germany, e-mail jsinger@mental.com
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