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Russell Kirsch was born on 20 June, 1929 in Manhattan, New York, U.S., is an American computer scientist (1929–2020). Discover Russell Kirsch's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?

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Occupation Computer scientist
Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 20 June, 1929
Birthday 20 June
Birthplace Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Date of death 11 August, 2020
Died Place Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Russell Kirsch's Wife?

His wife is Joan (née Levin) Kirsch

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Children Walden Kirsch (KGW reporter), 3 other children

Russell Kirsch Net Worth

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1929

Russell A. Kirsch (June 20, 1929August 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.

Kirsch was born in Manhattan on June 20, 1929.

His parents were Jewish emigrants from Russia and Hungary.

1946

He attended the Bronx High School of Science, graduating in 1946.

1950

He continued his education at New York University in 1950, Harvard University in 1952, and later the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Kirsch was married to Joan (née Levin) Kirsch for 65 years until his death.

Together, they had four children: Walden, Peter, Lindsey, and Kara.

Kirsch spent most of his professional life in Washington, D.C., where he was affiliated with the National Bureau of Standards for nearly 50 years.

SEAC was the U.S.'s first stored-program computer to become operational, having entered service in 1950.

1951

In 1951 Kirsch joined the National Bureau of Standards as part of the team that ran SEAC (Standards Eastern Automatic Computer).

1957

In 1957, Kirsch's group developed a digital image scanner, to "trace variations of intensity over the surfaces of photographs", and made the first digital scans.

One of the first photographs scanned, a picture of Kirsch's three-month-old son, was captured as just 30,976 pixels, a 176 × 176 array, in an area 5 cm × 5 cm (2" x 2").

The bit depth was only one bit per pixel, stark black and white with no intermediate shades of gray, but, by combining several scans made using different scanning thresholds, grayscale information could also be acquired.

They used the computer to extract line drawings, count objects, recognize alphanumeric characters, and produce oscilloscope displays.

He also proposed the Kirsch operator for edge detection in images.

Later in life, Kirsch became the director of research of the Sturvil Corporation and an advisory editor for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

He was the advisory editor of the journal Languages of Design.

2001

He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 2001 after his retirement.

2003

In 2003 Kirsch's scanned picture of his son was named by Life magazine one of the "100 Photographs That Changed the World" due to its importance in the development of digital photography.

The original image is in the Portland Art Museum.

Although Kirsch did not work for NASA, his invention led to technology crucial to space exploration, including the Apollo Moon landing.

Medical advancements such as Sir Godfrey Hounsfield’s CAT scan can also be attributed to Kirsch's research.

2020

Kirsch died on August 11, 2020, at his home in Portland.

He was 91 and had suffered from Alzheimer in the time leading up to his death.