Meet Valerie L. Thomas, the Black woman who revolutionized technology
Valerie L. Thomas, inventor of the illusion transmitter, changed the way we consume content. For Black History Month, REVOLT spoke to her about working at NASA during Jim Crow, her legacy, the ‘Hidden Figures’ movie and much more. Read here! By Jasmine Grant Feb 17, 2021, 12:49pm EST. REVOLT.TV is home to exclusive interviews from rising stars to the biggest entertainers and public figures of today. Here is where you get the never-before-heard stories about what’s really happening in the culture from the people who are pushing it forward. When Chance The Rapper tweeted about Valerie L. Thomas, the woman he claimed invented 3D TV and movies , many were stunned that they never heard of her. Though this claim isn’t quite accurate, what is true is that Thomas’ contributions to science were indeed revolutionary. She is credited with inventing the illusion transmitter, the first mechanism to create the appearance of a 3D image using concave mirrors a...