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The Mystery of the 1950s IRE Lady: A Deep Dive into Digital Image History

In this episode of "Opinionated Lessons in Statistics," Professor William H. Press from the University of Texas at Austin explores the enigmatic figure of the 1950s IRE lady, a digital image that has inexplicably persisted through time. From her mysterious presence in Princeton in 1960 to her ageless blogging in 2007, the IRE lady represents a fascinating aspect of digital media history. Join us as we unravel her story and examine the legacy of early digital images, including the iconic Lena test image of 1972.

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The Mystery of the 1950s IRE Lady: A Deep Dive into Digital Image History

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  1. Opinionated Lessons in Statistics by Bill Press #43 The IRE Lady Professor William H. Press, Department of Computer Science, the University of Texas at Austin

  2. 1957 Who was the 1950s IRE image lady? We may never know. Feb., 1956 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4056616&userType=inst Professor William H. Press, Department of Computer Science, the University of Texas at Austin

  3. In 1960, she was briefly sighted in Princeton Professor William H. Press, Department of Computer Science, the University of Texas at Austin

  4. By 1987, when the IRE had already become the IEEE, she hadn’t aged a bit! Professor William H. Press, Department of Computer Science, the University of Texas at Austin

  5. Ageless, she was blogging in 2007, perhaps having been copied from NR! Professor William H. Press, Department of Computer Science, the University of Texas at Austin

  6. We do know what happened to 1970s Lena, an early digital test image. Lena, 1972 (detail) Lena, 1997, accepting medal from Society for Imaging Science and Technology Professor William H. Press, Department of Computer Science, the University of Texas at Austin

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