BYU’s Connection to the Development of Optical Memory: Innovation Takes Multiple Disciplines

Authors

Dan Broadbent, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

Keywords

LaserDisc, Optical Memory, DiscoVision, Videodisc, CD, DVD, Blu-ray, M-Disc

Abstract

Optical memory technology is a way to store information using lasers and is used in videodiscs, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, M-Discs, etc. This technology was developed in Torrance, California in the 1970s by a team lead by Kent D. Broadbent, who graduated from BYU with a degree in Physics in 1949.

This display showcases the technology and those involved in its development.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Broadbent, Dan, "BYU’s Connection to the Development of Optical Memory: Innovation Takes Multiple Disciplines" (2019). Faculty Publications. 7210.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7210

Document Type

Other

Publication Date

2019-10-01

Language

English

College

Harold B. Lee Library

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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