Paul Fitts
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Paul Morris Fitts Jr. (May 6, 1912 – May 2, 1965) was a psychologist at the Ohio State University, where he conducted research in conjunction with personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, generally recognized as the "birthplace of human factors engineering." Fitts also later taught at the University of Michigan. He developed a model of human movement, Fitts's law, based on rapid, aimed movement, which went on to become one of the most highly successful and well studied mathematical models of human motion.
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Born | Paul Morris Fitts Jr. May 6, 1912 |
Died | May 2, 1965(1965-05-02) (aged 52) |
Alma mater | Brown University University of Rochester[1] |
Known for | Fitts's law |
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Institutions | Ohio State University University of Michigan |
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