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Year Invented - 1936
Inventor - Edwin H. Land (American scientist and inventor)
Function - Protects the eyes from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, reduce glare, and enhance visual comfort and clarity in bright light.
Details - Sunglasses have a special vertical filter built into the lens that blocks horizontally polarized light. This filter allows only vertically oriented light waves to pass through, effectively eliminating glare while still allowing natural light for clear vision.
Visual representation of sunglasses and polarized light.
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