Plateau, Joseph

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Joseph Plateau
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Name	Plateau, Joseph Gender: M
born on	14 October 1801 at 21:00 (= 9:00 PM )
Place	Brussels, Belgium, 50n50, 4e20
Timezone	LMT m4e20 (is local mean time)
Data source	Quoted BC/BR Rodden Rating AA
Astrology data	21°02' 20°52 Asc. 08°50'

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Biography

Belgian scientist, a physicist and author, inventor of Stroboscopic method for the study of vibratory motion. He was an anatomy professor for the University of Ghent and was doing research on the principle of vision and its effect upon simulated movement. In 1843, he lost his sight, but continued his research with others. In 1883 he was responsible for the invention of the Phenakisticope, a primitive apparatus that produced moving pictures from a series of drawings. Plateau could be considered the inventor of animation.

Plateau died 9/15/1883, Ghent, Belgium.

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Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 15 September 1883 at 12:00 noon in Ghent, Belgium (Age 81)
• Health : Medical diagnosis 1843 (Lost his eyesight)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1883 (Invented the Phenakisticope)

Source Notes

Gauquelin Vol 2/3528

Categories

• Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession

• Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction

• Vocation : Science : Physics

• Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Eyes (Lost his sight in his early 40's)

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 81)

• Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Creativity

• Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (nventor of the Stroboscopic method of vibratory motion)

• Vocation : Education : Teacher (Anatomy professor)