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An Ames room is a distorted room that creates an optical illusion. Likely influenced by the writings of Hermann Helmholtz, American scientist Adelbert Ames Jr. invented the concept and patented it in
Photograph of two adults standing in an Ames room, apparently with a significant difference in size
Adelbert Ames Jr.
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Adelbert Ames Jr. was an American scientist who made contributions to physics, physiology, ophthalmology, psychology, and philosophy. He pioneered the study of physiological optics at Dartmouth Colleg
Ames room
…An Ames room is a distorted room that creates an optical illusion. Likely influenced by the writings of Hermann Helmholtz, American scientist Adelbert Ames Jr. invented the concept and patented it in 1940. The exact date of the invention has not been established: according to Behrens, "as early as 1934, Ames…
Adelbert Ames b 1880