1. John Nash Ott was a photo-researcher, writer, photographer, and cinematographer who was an early adopter of many modern photographic practices, including time-lapse photography and full-spectrum lighting.
10 Facts About John Ott
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John Ott never went to college, although he enrolled in finance courses at Harvard Business School while working for several Chicago area banks.
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John Ott made his first time-lapse film in 1927, while he was still in high school, but did not develop the automated mechanical camera rig he used in his later films until 1937.
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John Ott time-lapsed his entire greenhouse of plants and cameras as they all worked and grew.
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John Ott's work caught the attention of organizations who employed him to make time-lapse segments for films they were producing, including the educational film Secrets of Life, for the Walt Disney Company in 1956, and The Story of Wheat, for the Santa Fe Railroad.
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John Ott's experiments led him to believe that only a full spectrum of natural light could promote full health in plants, animals, and humans.
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John Ott wrote the 1973 book Health and Light advancing his theories.
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John Ott received an honorary doctorate in science from Loyola University of Chicago in 1958.
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John Ott believed that the proprietary lighting technology he developed was the closest replication of the Sun's natural wavelengths.
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John Ott developed several consumer products based on this technology, including altered lightbulbs and a special pair of polarized sunglasses which he believed would enhance the physical and mental fortitude of anyone wearing them.