Henry Dreyfuss
Person
Henry Dreyfuss designed Bell telephones for decades, including the Model 302 of 1937 and the Model 500 of 1949, whose handset shape came from measuring hundreds of faces. He also designed the Honeywell round thermostat and the Polaroid SX-70 camera with his firm. His book Designing for People and the Measure of Man charts made human measurements, ergonomics, a standard part of product design.
More about Henry Dreyfuss