Re: Who is Dan Symmes?

[P3D Alexander Klein <klein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D Gabriel Jacob <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Andrew Woods writes
>   
> >I did a quick net search but could only find one reference to Dan.
> >>From Dan Shelley's 3D book page "www.dddesign.com/3dbooks/a.htm"
> >  > AMAZING 3-D.
> >  > $13.95 (PB & HB) ISBN 0-316-58283-2 (PB) 0-316-58284-0 (HB). 
> >  > By Hal Morgan and Dan Symmes. Traces the development of 3D Gum Cards, 
> >  > Photos, Movies & Comics with a particular emphasis on the renaissance 
> >  > of 3D in the 1950's. Anaglyph illustrations & a pair of glasses 
> >  > included. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1982. 176 Pages. 
> 
> My guess is, since it's long out of print, you would have to check the
> second hand market. It does not go into any deep technical aspects of
> 3D but rather covers the history of 3D, especially from the 50's to
> early 80's very well. Makes for entertaining and at the same time 
> educational reading and it is sprinkled liberally with alot of nice 3D
> pictures. Highly recommended.
> 
> Gabriel
> 

This was one of my first 3D-books (after Fritz Waack's booklet about
Stereoscopy), and it's still one of my favorites. They can only be
found on the second hand market - and there was even a French edition.

alex


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