Valerie Thomas
瓦莱丽·托马斯
NASA Inventor of the Illusion Transmitter
Biography
Valerie Thomas is a NASA scientist and inventor who patented the illusion transmitter in 1980, a pioneering technology that uses concave mirrors to produce real-time three-dimensional illusions of remote objects. She managed the Landsat data system at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, overseeing satellite imagery that has been used for decades in environmental and geological research. As one of the first African American women to work as a scientist at NASA, she paved the way for greater diversity in space science.
瓦莱丽·托马斯是NASA科学家和发明家，1980年获得幻象发射器专利——一项利用凹面镜实时生成远程物体三维影像的开创性技术。她在NASA戈达德航天飞行中心管理陆地卫星（Landsat）数据系统，监管的卫星图像数十年来广泛用于环境和地质研究。作为NASA最早的非裔美国女性科学家之一，她为太空科学的多元化铺平了道路。
Key Achievements
Patented the illusion transmitter for 3D imaging (1980)
获得3D成像幻象发射器专利（1980年）
Managed NASA's Landsat satellite data system
管理NASA陆地卫星数据系统
One of the first African American women scientists at NASA
NASA最早的非裔美国女性科学家之一
References & Citations
- Wikipedia: Valerie Thomas — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Thomas_(scientist)
- NASA biography: Valerie Thomas — https://www.nasa.gov/
