Heinrich Lamm
Encyclopedia
Heinrich Lamm, a German
physician
, was a pioneer of using optical fiber
s for communication
purpose.
s by assembling a bundle of optical fibers. Lamm first invented enough flexible fiber optics to reach this remarkable goal - transmitting optic images around curves.
His initial purpose was to check those inaccessible parts inside human body. He reported his experiments, but the imaging quality was poor. Lamm's effort to file a patent
was failed due to a British
patent already filed by Clarence Hansell
.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, was a pioneer of using optical fiber
Optical fiber
An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of a pure glass not much wider than a human hair. It functions as a waveguide, or "light pipe", to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of...
s for communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
purpose.
Introduction
When Lamm was a medical student in 1930, he first carried out the transfer of imageImage
An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
s by assembling a bundle of optical fibers. Lamm first invented enough flexible fiber optics to reach this remarkable goal - transmitting optic images around curves.
His initial purpose was to check those inaccessible parts inside human body. He reported his experiments, but the imaging quality was poor. Lamm's effort to file a patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
was failed due to a British
United Kingdom
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patent already filed by Clarence Hansell
Clarence Hansell
Clarence Weston Hansell was an American research engineer who pioneered investigation into the biological effects of ionized air. He was granted over 300 US patents, including, in the 1930s, a precursor to the modern ink jet printer that could print 750 words a minute, its data received via radio...
.