Johannes Kepler

born 1571 - died 1630

• First to investigate the formation of pictures with a pin hole camera;
• First to explain the process of vision by refraction within the eye;
• First to formulate eyeglass designing for nearsightedness and farsightedness;
• First to explain the use of both eyes for depth perception.
• First to describe: real, virtual, upright and inverted images and magnification;
• First to explain the principles of how a telescope works;
• First to discover and describe the properties of total internal reflection.http://kepler.nasa.gov/johannes/#anchor779268