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==History==

==History==

Polhemus was started by [[William Polhemus]] as Polhemus Associates in 1964.<ref name="b232">{{cite web | last=Carlson | first=Wayne E. | title=17.4 Interaction | publisher=The Ohio State University | date=2017-06-20 | url=https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/graphicshistory/chapter/1-4-interaction/ | access-date=2024-05-25}}</ref> It was founded in Michigan. Polhemus Associates did research on how to track objects' position and orientation in a three-dimensional space.<ref name="b232"/>

Polhemus was started as Polhemus Associates by [[William Polhemus]] in 1964.<ref name="b232">{{cite web | last=Carlson | first=Wayne E. | title=17.4 Interaction | publisher=The Ohio State University | date=2017-06-20 | url=https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/graphicshistory/chapter/1-4-interaction/ | access-date=2024-05-25}}</ref> It was founded in Michigan. Polhemus Associates did research on how to track objects' position and orientation in a three-dimensional space.<ref name="b232"/>

The company moved to Vermont in 1969, and began focusing on hardware. In 1970, Polhemus worked with Northrop Corporation, and then changed their name to Polhemus Navigation Sciences, and incorporated in Vermont.<ref name="b232"/><ref name="o066">{{cite web | title=Polhemus | website=About Polhemus | url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970330140351if_/http://www.polhemus.com/aboutpol.htm | access-date=2024-05-25}}</ref><ref name="a727">{{cite web | last=Cruz-Neira | first=Carolina | last2=Sandin | first2=Dan | last3=DeFanti | first3=Tom | last4=Other | first4=Along With | title=Section 17: Virtual Reality | website=Wayback Machine | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213214810if_/http://excelsior.biosci.ohio-state.edu:80/~carlson/history/lesson17.html | access-date=2024-05-25}}</ref>

The company moved to Vermont in 1969, and began focusing on hardware. In 1970, Polhemus worked with Northrop Corporation, and then changed their name to Polhemus Navigation Sciences, and incorporated in Vermont.<ref name="b232"/><ref name="o066">{{cite web | title=Polhemus | website=About Polhemus | url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970330140351if_/http://www.polhemus.com/aboutpol.htm | access-date=2024-05-25}}</ref><ref name="a727">{{cite web | last=Cruz-Neira | first=Carolina | last2=Sandin | first2=Dan | last3=DeFanti | first3=Tom | last4=Other | first4=Along With | title=Section 17: Virtual Reality | website=Wayback Machine | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213214810if_/http://excelsior.biosci.ohio-state.edu:80/~carlson/history/lesson17.html | access-date=2024-05-25}}</ref>