Herschel Weldon Leibowitz | |
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| Born | February 21, 1925 |
| Died | February 13, 2011 |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Columbia University |
| Known for | Night vision, visual illusions, visual-vestibular interactions, symbiotic psychology, Leibowitz's Law |
| Awards | American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for the Applications of Psychology (1994) Honorary doctor of science from the State University of New York (1991) American Academy of Optometry Prentice Medal (1987) Pennsylvania Optometric Association Van Essen Award (1987). |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Visual perception |
| Institutions | Pennsylvania State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Clarence Henry Graham |
Scholar, educator, and philanthropist Herschel Leibowitz is widely recognized for his research in visual perception and for his symbiotic approach to conducting research that both advanced theory and helped in the understanding and relief of societal problems. His research on transportation safety included studies of nearsightedness during night driving, vision during civil twilight, an illusion that underlies the behavior of motorists involved in auto-train collisions, susceptibility of pilots to illusions caused by visual-vestibular interactions, and the design of aircraft instrument panels.