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scientist 03: the inventor – making an IR camera for art museums (2012)

by roger · Published Sep 2015 · Updated Nov 2018

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When the news told of the discovery of ‘another’ Mona Lisa, Roger Frost visited local inventor Lawrence Robinson of OPUS Instruments. He learned about the OSIRIS infra-red camera which had been used to verify the find by ‘seeing’ under the paint of paintings.

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OPUS Instruments www.opusinstruments.com.

Tagged infrared, technology, physics, Roger Frost

First played on the Science Show 05/02/12

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