An Ames room is a distorted room that creates an optical illusion. Likely influenced by the writings of Hermann Helmholtz, it was invented by American...

Aldrich Hazen Ames (/eɪmz/; born May 26, 1941) is an American former CIA counterintelligence officer who was convicted of espionage on behalf of the Soviet...

impossible objects. The Ames room was invented by American scientist Adelbert Ames Jr. in 1946. When viewed through a peephole, the room appears to have normal...

common landmarks such as trees and signs. The illusion is similar to the Ames room, in which objects can also appear to roll against gravity. The opposite...

and aniseikonia. Ames is perhaps best known for constructing illusions of visual perception, most notably the Ames room and the Ames window. He was a...

The Ames trapezoid or Ames window is an image on, for example, a flat piece of cardboard that seems to be a rectangular window but is, in fact, a trapezoid...

symmetric interpretations. Ames room illusion An Ames room is a distorted room that is used to create a visual illusion. Ames trapezoid window illusion...

Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, businessman and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army...

illusions. Distorted backgrounds that induce a forced perspective, as with an Ames room. The Oregon site also exhibits phenomena similar to those perceived by...

on 14 February 1975. The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sleeve consisted...