Making the Mold and Breaking the Mold - The Rise and Fall and Rise of SOLA OPTICAL

Making the Mold &
Breaking the Mold

The Rise and Fall and Rise of

SOLA OPTICAL*

By Bob Sothman
* SOLA = Scientific Optical Laboratories of Australia. SOLA was set-up to commercialise CR-39 lenses but its instrument and precision optics department helped fund the early CR-39 development. Refer section 4.3 for details