Holography was discovered in 1947 by Dennis Gabor, who created a 3D image from an interference pattern of laser light. The technology advanced with the invention of the laser in 1960. A hologram is created using a laser, lenses, and film to record an interference pattern that reconstructs a 3D image when illuminated with laser light. Holography has applications in education, marketing, entertainment, military training, and medicine through 3D displays and touchable holograms. The future of holography technology includes replacing all displays with holographic versions.