Early Night Vision "Blackout Eye" (1950)

popmechnighvis.jpgFrom a 1950s issue of Popular Mechanics:
Searching for persons or objects in total darkness poses no problems for soldiers wearing sniperscopes. Clamped to a helmet, the equipment combines an infrared light source and an electronic telescope. Its energy comes from a power pack and battery which can be carried in a knapsack on the operator's back.

Early Night Vision Goggles (Aug, 1950) [ModernMechanix.com]


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Take a look at this

Looks pretty much like what is in use today, except for the size, of course... and the tie!

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