Adelbert Ames Jr.
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Adelbert Ames Jr. was an American scientist and artist best known for his influential work in visual perception and optical illusions, including the creation of the Ames room.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adelbert Ames Jr. canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artist
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human ⓘ ophthalmologist ⓘ scientist ⓘ visual perception researcher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-08-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1955-03-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dartmouth College
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Dartmouth Eye Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Adelbert Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ophthalmology
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optical illusions ⓘ optics ⓘ psychology ⓘ visual perception ⓘ |
| founded | Dartmouth Eye Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Adelbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Ames demonstrations of monocular vision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
binocular vision
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depth perception ⓘ perceptual illusions ⓘ size perception ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Butler Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gibsonian ecological psychology
NERFINISHED
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research on perceptual constancy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Helmholtzian theories of perception ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creation of distorted rooms producing size illusions
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demonstrating the role of assumptions in perception ⓘ experiments on visual perception ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Blanche Butler Ames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ames room
NERFINISHED
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Ames window illusion NERFINISHED ⓘ research on size–distance invariance ⓘ |
| occupation |
inventor
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ophthalmologist ⓘ painter ⓘ research scientist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hanover, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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