昸天吧:隐型眼镜是什么人发明的呢?

著名公众性网站about.com的说法：
Contact Lenses
Adolph Fick first thought of making glass contact lenses in 1888, but it took until 1948 when Kevin Tuohy invented the soft plastic lens for contacts to become a reality.

隐型眼镜
阿道夫·菲克在1888年第一个提出了隐型眼镜的想法，但直到1948年凯文·突郎伊发明了软胶镜片后才使之成为现实。
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bleyeglass.htm
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网站名为“隐型眼镜”的一家英国网站的说法：
Leonardo da Vinci sketches and describes several forms of contact lenses.
达·芬奇在1508年画了几款隐型眼镜
http://www.contactlenses.co.uk/education/public/history.htm

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一篇网志的说法：
#1. Contact lenses inventor… could be someone around 1000 A.D. This is the first record of a contact lens.
#1. 隐型眼镜发明者……大约公元1000年，已经有了“隐型眼镜”的记录

#2. Contact lenses inventor… In 1508 Leonardo da Vinci drew a described several kinds of contact lenses.
#2. 隐型眼镜发明者…… 达·芬奇在1508年画了几款隐型眼镜

#3. Contact lenses inventor… In 1632 Rene Descartes suggests a corneal contact lens.
#3. 隐型眼镜发明者…… 1632年，雷内·笛卡尔提议用一个角膜接触式的镜片（即隐型眼镜）

#4. Contact lenses inventor… In 1801 a man named Thomas Young created a water-filled glass tube that contained a microscopic lens. He used Descartes idea and after making the lens used it himself.
#4. 隐型眼镜发明者…… 1801年，一个叫托马斯·杨的人做了个有充水式目镜的显微镜。他采用了雷内·笛卡尔的创意并用在了自己身上。

#5. Contact lenses inventor… An English astronomer in 1827 thought that grinding a contact lens to fit exactly on the eye’s surface would be a good idea. This contact lenses inventor was named Sir John Herschel.
#5. 隐型眼镜发明者…… 1827年，一个英国天文学家——约翰·赫索爵士认为把个镜片磨成适合眼睛的曲面是个好创意。

#6. Contact lenses inventor… In 1887 a glassblower from Germany, F.E. Muller makes the first eye covering that could be worn for a longer period of time. This contact lens inventor is considered by many to be one of the actual inventors.
#6. 隐型眼镜发明者…… 1887年，一个德国的吹玻璃匠——F·E·目勒做了个可以长期佩带的眼罩。这应该是众多隐型眼镜发明者中的一个实践者。

#7. A Swiss physician, A. Eugen Fick and a Paris optician, Edouard Kalt, working independently say they have used contact lenses to correct vision problems.
#7. 一个叫A·尤金·非克的瑞士医生和一个叫安瓦多·考特的巴黎眼镜商说他们已经用隐型眼镜矫正视力问题了。

#8. Contact lenses inventor… Joseph Dallos uses molds from living eyes to make lenses that will conform as closely as possible to human sclera.
#8. 隐型眼镜发明者…… 约瑟夫·戴罗斯用人眼模型做模来制造巩膜镜片

#9. Contact lenses inventor… In 1936 a New York optometrist, makes the first American made contacts and uses plastic. This contact lenses inventor was named William Feinbloom.
#9. 隐型眼镜发明者…… 1936年，一个纽约验光师——威廉·费博龙做了第一个美国产接触应用塑料。

#10. Contact lenses inventor… Dr. George Butterfield created a corneal lens which was not flat but followed the shape of the eye. This contact lens inventor was from Oregon and was an optometrist.
#10. 隐型眼镜发明者…… 一个来自俄勒冈州的验光师——乔治·巴登福右博士制作出一个适合眼球形状的角膜晶体。

As you can see the contact lenses inventor was not just one person. The credit for the contact lens needs to go to more than one contact lens inventor.
隐型眼镜发明者并不是一个人，隐型眼镜发明的荣誉不是只属于一个人的。

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