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Born | Maryland, United States | February 8, 1943
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Known for | Inventor of the illusion transmitter |
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Valerie L. Thomas (born February 8, 1943) is an American data scientist and inventor. She invented the illusion transmitter, for which she received a patent in 1980.[2] She was responsible for developing the digital media formats that image processing systems used in the early years of NASA's Landsat program.[3]