The term augmented reality was thought to be coined in the early nineties by Thomas Caudell, at the time senior principal scientist at the computer services division of Boeing (the aerospace corporation). Caudell was involved with some of the first attempts to apply virtual-reality technology to Boeing’s manufacturing and engineering processes.

The term augmented reality was thought to be coined in the early nineties by Thomas Caudell, at the time senior principal scientist at the computer services division of Boeing (the aerospace corporation). Caudell was involved with some of the first attempts to apply virtual-reality technology to Boeing’s manufacturing and engineering processes.