Monday 7 October 2013

Joseph Plateau


Joseph Plateau


Plateau was born on the 14th of October in Belgium and was a physicist. He also was the first person to prove the theory of Persistence of Vision in 1829.

Plateau is now known as a founder of animation and inspired by Michael Faraday. Another achievement of Plateau was that he invented the Phenakistoscope.  













Example of a Phenakistoscope: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJQAck27l6s

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