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Photon ZIP phototypesetting machine - René Higgonet, Louis Moyroud, 1964

Major collection: Science & Technology
Named collection: Harold E. Edgerton Collection
Object type: color slide
Maker: Edgerton, Harold Eugene
Place made: United States
Date made: 1964-04
Materials: 35mm film; cardboard
Site location: Cambridge, MA
Measurements: 2" x 2"

Louis Moyroud and René Higonnet in front of the electronic circuit that operates the "Photon ZIP" phototype-setting machine; special FX-6A flash lamps designed by H. E. Edgerton are used in the machine. (CC)


HEE-SC-01003

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