The Black NASA Physicist Who Invented 3D Movies - Valarie Thomas


Another Hidden Figure Valarie Thomas graduated from Morgan State University as one of only two women who majored in physics at the University during this time. Two weeks after graduation she accepted a job offer as a data analyst for NASA.

In the 1970s Valarie Thomas invented the illusion transmitter and received a patent for it in 1980. The illusion transmitter creates optical illusion images using two concave mirrors. The unique shape of the mirrors produces an image that appears real or 3D. This technology was later adopted by NASA and has been used in surgery and to make TV screens. Valarie Thomas, a living legend.

           

                           

 






Sources: afeotech; webuyblack; worldcnews


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