Flir Systems is to sponsor the first day of the two-day Infrared 100 symposium, which will take place on 7-8 October 2010 at the Royal Astronomical Society's (RAS) London headquarters.
In 100 years, infrared imaging has evolved from a complex scientific exploration of what lies beyond red light in the electromagnetic spectrum to a pervasive technology with applications including science, industry, security, search and rescue, law enforcement, CSI, military, art conservation, agriculture, forestry and medicine.
The year 2010 marks the centenary of the first published infrared photograph.
In October 1910, the American scientist Prof Robert Williams Wood gave a lecture to the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) in London on his work on 'Photography by Invisible Rays' and a paper was published in the RPS's 'Photographic Journal'.
The RPS is joining with the RAS to present a keynote two-day Infrared 100 symposium, which will be under the stewardship of Prof Francis Ring and Dr Helen Walker.
Among the speakers will be Prof Paul Feldman from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, US.
Feldman will cover aspects of his own work in experimental astrophysics as well as Wood's legacy.
The RPS will also be holding an exhibition of 100 years of infrared imaging, from photographic to thermal, at its Bath headquarters during October 2010.
Its annual publication 'Portfolio Two' will include articles on both infrared photography and thermal imaging.
The majority of the thermal images featured at these events will have been taken using Flir infrared cameras.
