Carl Pulfrich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Pulfrich

German physicist

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1858

Place of Birth: Burscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1927

Profession: photographer, physicist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Carl P.
Pulfrich (September 24, 1858 in Burscheid, Rhine Province – August 12, 1927 in Baltic Sea, drowned when his canoe capsized) was a German physicist, noted for advancements in optics made as a researcher for the Carl Zeiss company in Jena around 1880, and for documenting the Pulfrich effect, a psycho-optical phenomenon that can be used to create a type of 3-D visual effect.