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The first half of the 18th century saw British optician Edward Scarlett perfect temple eyeglasses which would rest on the nose and the ears. The innovations presented by Scarlett would not only spark some to look at aesthetic customization of eyewear for fashion within Europe but also lead Benjamin Franklin to invent bifocals in colonial America. [12]
Man with glasses. A woman with glasses. Glasses, also known as eyeglasses, spectacles, or colloquially as specs, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears for support.
This page provides a list of the oldest brands and companies operating only in the eyewear manufacturing business to date and in any country. "Eyewear", although a relatively modern terminology, refers to the category of all items and accessories worn over the eyes for fashion adornment, protection against the environment and medical issues, including glasses (also called eyeglasses or ...
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhacen) wrote about the effects of pinhole, concave lenses, and magnifying glasses in his 11th century Book of Optics (1021 CE). [ 46 ] [ 48 ] [ 49 ] The English friar Roger Bacon , during the 1260s or 1270s, wrote works on optics, partly based on the works of Arab writers, that described the function of corrective lenses for ...
AN6531 sunglasses with Type 1 AN6531 lenses made by American Optical. In the second half of the 1930s and early 1940s, a group of American firms kept developing sunglasses. The military "flying sun glasses (comfort cable)" were standardized in November 1941. They were produced in large quantities (several million pieces) for pilots and sailors.
The Musée de la Lunette [1] is a museum of eyeglasses located in Morez (Jura - Franche-Comté), France. [2] It was formerly located in Paris, with the name Musée Pierre Marly - Lunettes et Lorgnettes. [3] The museum was created by Pierre Marly, optician to crowned heads, public figures and celebrities.
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[1] In 1991, Transitions Optical became the first company to commercialize and manufacture plastic photochromic lenses. [2] From inception the company has been a joint venture between PPG Industries (51%) and Essilor (49%). [3] [4] In April 2014, Essilor acquired the entire stake of PPG in Transitions. [5]