Seeing is not believing

General

Description

Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on December 1, 1952 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Paul Kane, director; Joel Chaseman, narrator; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, Charles Eriksen, Ray Hyman, presenters. Digitized in 2003.

Abstract

The brain perceives not only what is seen by the eyes, but also processes experience and expectations to sometimes perceive not exactly what was seen. Magic tricks depend on the perception of the eye. Optical illusions and moving picture frames show that the eye can be tricked. The ability to detect movement is relative, but eyes can determine distance by working together.
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Dates

Date Published

1952-12-01
Publisher
Language
Identifiers

OCLC Number

53958077

Collection Number

COLL-0008

Item Barcode

31151024434874
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image

Extent

00:28:45hh:mm:ss
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): Du Mont Television Network
Director (drt): Kane, Paul
Narrator (nrt): Chaseman, Joel
Production personnel (prd): Eriksen, Charles W.
Production personnel (prd): Hyman, Ray
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): Poole, Lynn
Copyright and Use
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video

Unique ID

bfd15310-6fcd-44bf-8948-733eb69372f0