Sensors & Electronics
Awards & Recognition
R&D 100 Awards
1974 - Optical Digital Recording
Developer: James Russell
This information and retrieval system enables information to be stored as a track of dots about one micron in diameter. The technique now is used by major manufacturers of compact disk technology.
In 1994, the technology was nominated for a Computerworld Smithsonian Award, which "honors the creativity and inspiration of those who use modern information technology to improve the course of our lives." This nomination was a finalist in the Science category.
Excerpted from PNNL R&D 100 webpage.