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Apr. 17 Fly's Eye Electron lens: Fly's eye electron lens that will eventually permit the recording of the contents of three 1, 000- page dictionaries in an area the size of a postage stamp is displayed by Sterling P. Newberry, its inventor, at the General Electric Research and Development Center in Scheneotady, New york. The device a compound electron lens two inches in diameter and one-half inch thick, is composed of 1, 204 smaller lenses, and is similar in function to a fly's eye (which contains 4, 000 small lenses). Potential applications of the new lens include data storage for computer device. Photo shows Fly's eye magnified many times compared to the fantastic new electron lens

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