An “electric eye” by the means of which the blind will be able to read ordinary printed books, has been invented by Prof. A. G. Goldman of the Soviet Ukraine, it was announced here today.
The apparatus, equipped with lenses, moves over print and projects images of letters upon a photo-electric cell. The cell transforms the images into electric impulses which cause vibrations on a special desk designed for this purpose.
All a blind man has to do is to put his fingers on this desk. He then feels the vibrations, which are similar to the raised letters of the Braille system. Several “desks” can be operated simultaneously by the same machine, it was pointed out.
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