Holography is a technique that uses the interference of light waves to record three-dimensional images. It involves splitting a laser beam into an object beam and a reference beam, with the object beam reflected from the object onto a photographic plate, where it interferes with the reference beam to create an interference pattern encoding the image. During reconstruction, an image can be retrieved by illuminating the hologram with light identical to the reference beam. Current applications of holography include security devices, medical imaging, and optical storage, while future uses may involve holographic televisions, night vision goggles, and computers utilizing holographic memory.