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Alphonse Chapanis

American industrial designer and professor of psychological and brain sciences · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1917 to 2002 · aged 85

Alphonse Chapanis was an American pioneer in the field of industrial design, and is widely considered one of the fathers of ergonomics or human factors - the science of ensuring that design takes account of human characteristics.

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Awards

James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award1992
APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology1978

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 2002 · aged 85