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Russell Gray Kirsch (1929-2020) was an American computer scientist and inventor. He is known for developing the first digital image scanner and the first digital image using a computer in 1957. Kirsch's contributions to digital imaging and his invention of the pixel have had a profound impact on the field of computer graphics and image processing.
Whilst working for the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), Kirsch used a recently developed image scanner to scan and store the first digital photograph.His scanned photo of his three-month-old son was deemed by Life magazine as one of the "100 Photographs That Changed The World.”
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