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Béla Julesz

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Béla Julesz · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Vision scientist who invented random-dot stereograms

When

1928, Budapest, Hungary — 2003, Highland Park, New Jersey, United States

Where

Hungary · United States

Biography

Béla Julesz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Vision scientist who invented random-dot stereograms

How & why

Béla Julesz was a Hungarian-American vision scientist at Bell Labs and Rutgers who invented the random-dot stereogram, proving that stereoscopic depth can be perceived from purely statistical patterns with no recognizable forms, and later developed the concept of 'textons' in texture perception. He was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology

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Vision scientist who invented random-dot stereograms

1928

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology