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Josh Silver demuestra lentes con liquido ajustables

Filmed Jul 2009 • Posted Sep 2009TEDGlobal 2009
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Josh Silver comparte su brillante y simple solución para corregir la visión al costo más bajo posible -- lentes ajustables y llenos de un líquido. En TEDGlobal 2009, él demuestra sus lentes y revela su plan mundial para distribuirlos a mil millones de personas con necesidad antes del 2020.

Atomic physicist Joshua Silver invented liquid-filled optical lenses to produce low-cost, adjustable glasses, giving sight to millions without access to an optometrist. Full bio »

Translated into Spanish by Eduardo Salinas
Reviewed by Daniel W. Hinojosa Ramos
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