Google creates Doodle for 218th birth anniversary of Physicist Plateau

On Monday, Google celebrated 218th birth anniversary of rewned Belgian physicist Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau, whose research on visual perception inspired him to invent a device he called phénakistiscope, which led to birth of cinema by creating illusion of a moving im. Plateau was born on 14 October 1801 in city of Brussels in Belgium.

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Plateau became one of best-kwn Belgian scientists of 19th century

Inspired by mesmerising animated discs, animated Doodle art was me to reflect Plateau’s style, with different imry and mes in m on different device platforms. Born in Brussels on this day in 1801, Plateau was son of an accomplished artist who specialized in painting flowers. After studying law, young Plateau became one of best-kwn Belgian scientists of nineteenth century, remembered for his study of physiological optics, particularly effect of light and colour on human retina. 

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He created a stroboscopic device

Plateau’s doctoral dissertation detailed how ims form on retina, ting ir exact duration, colour, and intensity. Based on se conclusions, he was able to create a stroboscopic device in 1832, fitted with two discs that rotated in opposite directions. One disc was filled with small windows, evenly d in a circle, while or h a series of pictures of a dancer. When both discs turned at exactly right speed, ims seemed to merge, creating illusion of a dancer in motion. Though Plateau lost his vision later in life, he continued to have a productive career in science even after becoming blind, working as a professor of experimental physics at Ghent University with help of colleagues that included his son Felix Plateau and his son-in-law Gustaaf Van der Mensbrugghe.

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Royal Society paid hom to Belgian physicist

Royal Society is a Fellowship of world's most eminent scientists and is oldest scientific acemy in continuous existence.

ACMI paid ir respects too

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