Stephen Benton was one of those unusual individuals who could influence and encourage people, both within his field of expertise and beyond.
A year after his untimely death, this digital memorial is launched to offer an online venue for those who knew him, so that they can share their memories. More »
It had been two long days of presentations on Holographic Techniques and Materials and even longer nights when I first met Steve at the Lake Forest holography symposium in 1982 he bounded onto the small stage in the lecture hall next to TJ’s optics and Holography labs More »
The memory of Professor Steve Benton has been commemorated in many magazines, scientific journals, and in the general press. Steve Benton was a teacher, an inventor, an entrepreneur and a scientist. His tremendous skill as a communicator generated numerous interactions that often led to massive cross-alliances among people in the many communities with which he was involved. More »
It was not until today – October 23 2005 – that I found out that Stephen had passed on. I had just met a Phillipino scientist who worked in holography, Percival Almoro, in the laundry room at the University of Stuttgart. More »