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3 unusual facts about Gene Dolgoff


Gene Dolgoff

In an interview on the 74th episode of the netcast "Home Theater Geeks", Dolgoff tells host Scott Wilkinson how he was the one who suggested the Holodeck idea to Gene Roddenberry and how the two worked to define the parameters of the concept.

LCD projector

Gene Dolgoff began thinking about different types of projectors in college in 1968 as a way to produce a video projector that would be brighter than the then-available 3CRT projectors.

Screen-door effect

The screen door effect was noticed on the first digital projector: an LCD projector made in 1984 by Gene Dolgoff.



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