Tung Jeong

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Tung Jeong
BornDecember 19, 1931
Hoiping, China
DiedMay 4, 2015(2015-05-04) (aged 83)
Tallahassee, Florida
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materYale University
Known forHolography
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics

Tung Hon Jeong (December 19, 1931 – May 4, 2015) was an international leader in the field of holography.[1] He worked with Hans Bjelkhagen on technology to make true-color holograms and assisted in the development of the three-dimensional moving holograms. His research led to simple and economical holograms.

Early life

Jeong was born in December 1931 in Hoiping (now known as

Chinese Communist Party who were after land owners like him and his family.[2]

Education

After fleeing from China in 1948, Jeong eventually emigrated to Amarillo, Texas where he showed an inborn talent for mathematics and physics. Still only a young boy, one of his grade school teachers saw promise in him and decided to teach him English. Later in life Jeong would graduate from Amarillo High School as the second highest in his graduating class, and receive a full scholarship to Yale University. By 1962 Jeong would continue his education by earning his PhD in nuclear physics at the University of Minnesota; he would also meet his lifelong wife Anna in that same school.[2]

Career

Shortly after getting his PhD in nuclear physics, Jeong would join the field of holography and would quickly become a recognized leader in the field. Jeong would produce several articles and scientific journals one of which being published in Applied Optics (the most widely read holography journal); Jeong would also produce two motion pictures one entitled "Introduction to Holography" which was sponsored by

Robert A. Millikan award, Saxby Medal (of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Holographic Manufacturer's Association.[3] Additionally, Jeong was a professor at Lake Forest College.[4]

Holography

While working with Hans Bjelkhagen, Jeong invented the technology that made true-color holograms possible. Jeong is also credited with the invention of cylindrical holograms, which was a major advancement in holography allowing the creation of images people could walk around and view from all perspectives. Jeong would later help in the invention and development of the technology used to create three-dimensional moving holograms and is credited with being the first to use optic fibers in his holograms, making them simpler and more cost effective.[3]

Death

On 4 May 2015, Jeong passed away in Tallahassee, Florida after a long battle with prostate cancer, survived by his wife of 53 years Anna, his children Allan and Alec Alicia, and two grandchildren.[2]

References

  1. ^ "In Memory of Tung Hon Jeong". Integraf LLC. May 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tung Jeong Obituary - Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home | Tallahassee FL". obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  3. ^ a b "INTEGRAF | Tung H. Jeong". www.integraf.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Barbara. "Picture Of Success: Tung Hon Jeong Was A 12-year-old With A New Identity And A New Country. Now He's The Guru Of Holography", chicagotribune.com website, 01 July 1994. Assessed 31 March 2018.

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