Image Sources
Note: Images used in this website are from Microsoft Office Clip Art, original images, and original drawings except as follows:
History Section:
9th Century Medieval Reading Stone ("Beryllus"), replica, courtesy of the
Optical Museum in Oberkochen.
"14th Century Glasses". 15 March 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hugh_specs.jpg>
"1727 Eyeglasses". 15 March 2010. <http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/rarescarlet.html>
"1756 Eyeglasses". 15 March 2010. <http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/1063-20.html>
"1885 Riding Temple Glasses". 15 March 2010. <http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/2076.html>
"1912 Zeiss Punktal Lenses". Zeiss Corporation. <http://www.zeiss.com/C12567A100537AB9/Contents-Frame/6B49EEA709EAE719C1256919003DAE2B>
"1995 AIR Titanium". 15 March 2010. www.college-optometrists.org. <http://www.college-optometrists.org/index.aspx/pcms/site.college.What_We_Do.museyeum.online_exhibitions.spectacles.twenty/>
Present Section:
"AdSpecs Eyeglasses". “Designer Focuses on Marketing Adjustable Eyeglasses at $1 a Pair.” Scientific American. 24 February 2009. <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=adjustable-eyeglasses-poor>
"Focusspec Eyeglasses". Indes. 15 March 2010. <http://www.indes.nl/Product.aspx?Product=14>
"u-Specs Eyeglasses". u-specs.org. 15 March 2010. <http://www.u-specs.org/?page=820062>
"Trufocals". Trufocals. 15 March 2010. <http://www.trufocals.com>
"Switchable Electro-Optic Diffractive Lenses ". Li, G., Mathine, D., Valley, P., Äyräs, P., Haddock, J., Giridhar, M. S., Williby, G., Schwiegerling, J., Meredith G., Kippelen, B., Honkanen, S., and Peyghambarian, N.. 2 February 2006. <http://www.pnas.org/content/103/16/6100.full>
Design Section & 3D Model:
"Nat's PCB". "nat". 19 March 2008. <http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=458dd10989e7c72da03890a2ecadcba8&prevstart=24>
Note: Small integrated circuit from "Nat's PCB" Google Sketchup Model used on ACE model.
"Spectacles". Kostyan Novikoff. 1 July 2008. <http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=2ed76efe98e1d6a8e4670226b51cdc8&prevstart=60>
Note: Eyeglasses's temple arms and nose pads from "Spectacles" Google Sketchup Model used on ACE model.
Impact Section:
"World Map". The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). 15 March 2010. <http://www.vision2020.org/images/world_map.gif/span
Note: "Microsoft Office Clip Art" images overlaid on World Map.
Video:
"Collection of eyeglasses". Steve Blyskal. Used with Permission. 8 December 2008. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/7665648@N04/3092885127/ >
"World Map". The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). 15 March 2010. <http://www.vision2020.org/images/world_map.gif/span
Note: "Microsoft Office Clip Art" images overlaid on World Map.
Home Page Design:
"Flip-Up Shades". Nick Winchester. Per SXC image license agreement. <http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1113387>