WALD, George (1906 – 1997)
1906 – 1997
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source Molendijk, Bart / Anefo · [1] Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANeFo), 1945-1989 , Nummer toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer 933-9973 · CC0
1933 CE
#1535
Vitamin A in the retina.
Through his research on xerophthalmia, karatomalacia and night blindness Wald revealed the critical function of vitamin A in normal vision and visual pathology. (Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and their inter…
1945 CE–1946 CE
#14276
The chemical evolution of vision.
In this paper Wald identified structures for all the visual pigments and their peak absorption wavelengths. He detailed the function of the rods and cones and broke down visual photonic perception at the molecular lev…
1950 CE
#14277
The interconversion of the retinenes and vitamins A in vitro.
Continuing his research on retinal pigments structure and function with emphais on rhodopsin, Wald deciphered the interconversion of rhodopsin to retinene to Vitamin A. (Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its…