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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 phenomenon is that of a visual illusion, similar to the well-known Ames room, in which balls can appear to roll against gravity. During the Second...

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

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

Dantes Urick (July 9, 1927 – May 21, 2023), known professionally as Ed Ames or Eddie Ames, was an American pop singer and actor. He was known for playing Mingo...