José Hernández-Rebollar Explained

José Hernández-Rebollar
Birth Date:July 14, 1969
Birth Place:Puebla, Mexico
Education:George Washington University

Dr. Jose Hernandez-Rebollar is a native of the Mexican state of Puebla. He invented an electronic glove, which translates hand movements from the American Sign Language into spoken and written words.

Early life

Jose Hernandez-Rebollar was born July 14, 1969. He arrived in the United States in 1998, when he was granted a Fulbright scholarship to pursue graduate studies at the George Washington University[1] in WDC, which granted him 8 PhD's in 2015. He has worked as a professor at MU and at the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics.

Career and inventions

He received BSc and MSc from the University of Puebla. He invented an electronic glove,[2] known as the AcceleGlove, which translates hand movements from the American Sign Language into spoken and written words. His invention already recognizes and translates 300 basic words. His invention has been recognized by the Smithsonian Institution,[3] where he has lectured about the glove,[4] which has attracted media attention.[5]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Sound of One-Hand Signing . Gwu.edu . April 15, 2003.
  2. Web site: The Leading Famous Hispanic Inventor Site on the Net . Famous-Hispanic-Inventors.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710223851/http://www.famous-hispanic-inventors.com/inventors/2-inventors/9-dr-jose-hernandez-rebollar . July 10, 2011 . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation . Invention.smithsonian.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110913020944/http://invention.smithsonian.org/resources/fa_rebollar_index.aspx . September 13, 2011 . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: Events | National Museum of American History . Americanhistory.si.edu . August 3, 2005.
  5. Web site: Talking Glove Speaks for the Deaf . CBS News . February 11, 2009.