Nicholas J. Wade (27 March 1942) is a British psychologist and academic. He is an emeritus professor in the psychology department of the University of Dundee in Scotland, and the author of books and technical articles.[1] He is known for his work on visual perception, illusions, history of perception, and psychology of art and aesthetics.

Nicholas J. Wade
Born
Nicholas J. Wade

(1942-03-27) 27 March 1942 (age 82)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, visual perception and neuroscience
InstitutionsUniversity of Dundee in Scotland

Books

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  • Wade, N. J. (2017). Visual Allusions: Pictures of Perception. London: Routledge. Psychology Library Editions: Perception (Book 32). ISBN 1138205087 (Hbk) 9781138205086 (eBook)
  • Wade, N. J. (2016). Art and Illusionists. Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 9783319252278 (Hbk) 9783319252292 (eBook)
  • Piccolino, M., and Wade, N. J. (2014). Galileo's Visions: piercing the spheres of the heavens by eye and mind. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199554355(Hbk) 9780199554358 (Pbk).
  • Wade, N. J., and Swanston, M. T. (2013). Visual Perception: An Introduction. 3rd. Ed. Hove, UK: Psychology Press. ISBN 9781848720428 (Hbk) 9781848720425 (Pbk)
  • Meulders, M., Piccolino, M., and Wade, N. J. (Eds.) (2010). Giuseppe Moruzzi, Ritratti di uno scienziato, Portraits of a scientist. Pisa: Edizioni ETS. ISBN 978-88-46724-97-7
  • Wade, N. J. (2007) Circles: Science, Sense and Symbol. Dundee: Dundee University Press. ISBN 978-1-84586-019-6. Details
  • Piccolino, M., and Wade, N. J. (2007) Insegne Ambiguë. Percorsi Obliqui tra Storia, Scienza e Arte, da Galileo a Magritte. Pisa: Edizioni ETS. ISBN 978-88-467-1736-8. Details
  • Wade, N. J., and Tatler, B. W. (2005) The Moving Tablet of the Eye: The Origins of Modern Eye Movement Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-856616-6 (Hbk.), 0198566174 (Pbk.) Details
  • Wade, N. J. (2005) Perception and Illusion. Historical Perspectives. New York: Springer. Details
  • Wade, N. J. (2003) (Ed.) Müller’s Elements of Physiology. 4 vols. Bristol: Thoemmes. Details
  • Wade, N. J. (2003) Destined for Distinguished Oblivion: The Scientific Vision of William Charles Wells (1757-1817). New York: Kluwer/Plenum.
  • Wade, N. J. (2002) (Ed.) Thomas Young's Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts (1807). Bristol: Thoemmes.
  • Wade, N.J., and Swanston, M. (2001) Visual Perception: An Introduction. 2nd edition. London: Psychology Press.
  • Wade, N. J., and Brozek, J. (2001) Purkinje's Vision. The Dawning of Neuroscience. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Wade, N. J. (2000) (Ed.) The Emergence of Neuroscience in the Nineteenth Century. 8 vols. London: Routledge/Thoemmes Press.
  • Wade, N. J. (2000) (Ed.) Helmholtz's Treatise on Physiological Optics. 3 vols. Bristol: Thoemmes Press.
  • Wade, N. J. (1998) A Natural History of Vision. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
  • Wade, N. (1995) Psychologists in Word and Image. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (Korean language edition translated by Sang-Hun Lee. Saegil Publishing Co. 1996.)
  • Wade, N.J., and Swanston, M. (1991) Visual Perception: An Introduction. London: Routledge. (Israeli edition translated by Bat'sheva Mance. Ach, Tel Aviv. 1994.)
  • Wade, N. (1990) Visual Allusions: Pictures of Perception. London: Lawrence Erlbaum. (Japanese language edition translated by Michiaki Kondo. Nakanishiya Shuppan, Tokyo. 1991.)
  • Wade, N.J. (1983) (Ed.) Brewster and Wheatstone on Vision. London: Academic Press.
  • Wade, N. (1982) The Art and Science of Visual Illusions. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. (Japanese language edition translated by Michiaki Kondo. Seishinshobo, Tokyo. 1988.)

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