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rovingjack

on May 16, 2010

Dr. Michelle (Misha) Mahowald (1963–1996) Mahowald created her own project by combining the fields of biology, computer science, and electrical engineering, to produce the 'silicon retina.'

The silicon retina used analog electrical circuits to mimic the biological functions of rod cells and cone cells in the retina of the eye. The invention was not only highly original and potentially useful as a device for restoring sight to the blind, but it was also one of the most eclectic feats of electrical and biological engineering of the time. her invention of the silicon retina and the silicon neuron earned her articles in the prestigious scientific journals Scientific American and Nature, as well as four patents and the Clauser Prize for her dissertation.