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Joseph Plateau

Physicist · born 14th October 1801

Date of birth
14 October
Birth year
1801
Lived
82
Zodiac
♎ Libra

About Joseph Plateau

Belgian physicist who made the first step towards making movies by demonstrating the illusion of the moving image with his device, the phenakistoscope. He was also a Professor of experimental physics at Ghent University.

Joseph Plateau was born 14th October 1801 in Belgium. Their primary profession is listed as physicist. They died in 1883. On 14 October, 640 people in our archive share this birthday.

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