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Toronto inventor John Lowry. His revolutionary process could cut movie-making costs.
Toronto inventor John Lowry. His revolutionary process could cut movie-making costs.

Toronto inventor John Lowry. His revolutionary process could cut movie-making costs.

Date9/22/1972
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0063927F
    The inventor of the Image Transform process, 39-year-old John David Lowry (left) and Douglas McCutcheon, 29, a director of the company, explain how it improves quality of television signals sent by the Apollo 16 moon team
    The inventor of the Image Transform process, 39-year-old John David Lowry (left) and Douglas McCutcheon, 29, a director of the company, explain how it improves quality of television signals sent by the Apollo 16 moon team
    Griffin, Doug
    4/17/1972
    Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
    Lionel Conn : He's president of Tudor Energy, but his subsidiary makes the Universal Skate Sharpener, which is about the size of a soft drink machine. It can do either hockey or figure skates and the whole process takes only seconds and costs only $2.50 a throw.
    Eglinton, Rick
    4/12/1985
    Horse sense. Heavy draft horses are making a comeback in popularity as work horses as farmers try to cut energy costs. A 5-year-old Belgian mare in fo(...)
    Horse sense. Heavy draft horses are making a comeback in popularity as work horses as farmers try to cut energy costs. A 5-year-old Belgian mare in fo(...)
    Loek, Dick
    1/28/1981
    Making tracks: Track-laying machine is one of the technological developments that have enabled Canadian railways to cut costs and streamline their operations
    Making tracks: Track-laying machine is one of the technological developments that have enabled Canadian railways to cut costs and streamline their operations
    Beaty, Keith
    4/3/1985
    Dr. John Soboloff of Toronto today was fined $500 and costs in police court for making untrue or misleading statements in writing in connection with a(...)
    Dr. John Soboloff of Toronto today was fined $500 and costs in police court for making untrue or misleading statements in writing in connection with a(...)
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    9/13/1946
    That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
    That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
    Griffin, Doug
    5/12/1989
    Placing order: Computer cuts costs for restaurant co-owner Mostafa El Sayed (above, left), steps to kitchen for waiter Andrews loding, and aggravation for chef Gus Nikoletsos (right) because it prints readable orders
    Placing order: Computer cuts costs for restaurant co-owner Mostafa El Sayed (above, left), steps to kitchen for waiter Andrews loding, and aggravation for chef Gus Nikoletsos (right) because it prints readable orders
    Stuparyk, Michael
    5/28/1984
    Big savings: Martin Foster, general foreman in Algoma's maintenance department, says machine maintenance costs have been cut by 40 per cent
    Big savings: Martin Foster, general foreman in Algoma's maintenance department, says machine maintenance costs have been cut by 40 per cent
    Lautens, Richard
    8/13/1992
    brian Noppe: Doing laundry and cooking after 11 p.m. cuts electricity costs.
    brian Noppe: Doing laundry and cooking after 11 p.m. cuts electricity costs.
    Lennon, Frank
    5/17/1983
    Staff reductions at IBM Canada last year helped cut costs by 14 per cent
    Staff reductions at IBM Canada last year helped cut costs by 14 per cent
    Stuparyk, Michael
    1/14/1993
    Travel how to cut costs in Europe
    Travel how to cut costs in Europe
    Spremo, Boris
    3/15/1987
    Richard Kirkup. Society could absorb costs
    Richard Kirkup. Society could absorb costs
    Kirkup, Richard
    8/9/1972