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Russell Kirsch
American computer scientist (1929–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Russell A. Kirsch (June 20, 1929 – August 11, 2020) was an American engineer at the National Bureau of Standards (now known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology). He was recognized as the developer of the first digital image scanner, and subsequently scanned the world's first digital photograph – an image of his infant son.[4]
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![]() Russell Kirsch (left) in Portland, Oregon with Joel Runyon[1] in 2012 | |
Born | (1929-06-20)June 20, 1929 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Died | August 11, 2020(2020-08-11) (aged 91) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Education | Bronx High School of Science (1946), BEE New York University (1950), SM Harvard University (1952), American University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[2] |
Occupation | Computer scientist |
Known for | First digital image scanner |
Spouse | Joan (née Levin) Kirsch |
Children | Walden Kirsch (KGW reporter), 3 other children[3] |
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