Inventor, Physicist, Data Analyst1964 - Present
Valerie LaVerne Thomas
Inventor, Physicist, Data Analyst at NASA
NASA scientist who invented the illusion transmitter using concave mirrors to produce three-dimensional images. Thomas managed NASA's image-processing systems for Landsat satellite and Space Physics Analysis Network while overcoming both gender and racial barriers in STEM.
Notable Achievements
- Invented the illusion transmitter, a 3D imaging technology, U.S. Patent No. 4,229,761
- Developed Landsat digital image processing systems used by NASA
- Managed the Space Physics Analysis Network (SPAN) at NASA
- Created digital media formats that became international standards
- Recipient of the NASA GSFC Award of Merit
- Contributed to Halley's Comet research and numerous NASA satellite projects
Expertise & Topics
Illusion Transmitter
3D Imaging
NASA
Satellite Technology
Computer Data Systems
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