Open AccessHelmholtz at 200
Author(s) -
Nicholas Wade
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
i-perception
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 2041-6695
DOI - 10.1177/20416695211022374
Subject(s) - helmholtz free energy , portrait , accommodation , binocular vision , binocular rivalry , stereoscopy , lustre (file system) , rivalry , artificial intelligence , optometry , computer science , art , philosophy , visual arts , optics , epistemology , physics , perception , visual perception , medicine , quantum mechanics , file system , operating system , economics , macroeconomics
Hermann von Helmholtz was born 200 years ago, but his influence on vision research is enduring. His legacy in vision is celebrated visually with anaglyphs that combine portraits of him with illustrations from his publications. Emphasis is directed principally to his Treatise on Physiological Optics . Among the optical instruments Helmholtz invented were the ophthalmoscope, ophthalmometer, and telestereoscope. Mention is made of his investigations into accommodation, colour vision, eye movements, stereoscopic vision, binocular rivalry, and lustre. Helmholtz also presented his analyses of vision and art in several of his Popular Lectures.