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Written
by: Showmen’s Trade Review, October 15, 1955 |
Date:
01.07.2008 |
When, in the Fall of 1953, Philips of the Netherlands, entered into an
agreement with American Optical Company to collaborate on the design of
a projector for the TODD-AO; process that would be compatible with other
existing systems, the company which is officially known as the N. V.
Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken, located in Eindhoven, Holland, was not
entering a field that was new to its engineering and manufacturing
staffs. For Philips has been importantly engaged in designing and
manufacturing professional 35mm and 16mm projectors and auxiliary
equipment since 1934.
Although many problems had to be solved in the engineering of the
revolutionary 70/35 mm projector, the Philips' Research Laboratory
consisting of hundreds of scientists, assistants and technicians, in
collaboration with scientists of American Optical, resulted in the
completion of three finished projectors by the spring of 1954. These
were delivered to the American Optical Company in Massachusetts and the
development of the new process for making motion pictures and presenting
them in existing theatres entered its final phase.
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