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Russell A. Kirsch

American computer scientist (1929-2020)

  • Fame43.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia571
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Lived 1929–2020, aged 91United States
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  • Era
    1929–2020
    Aged 91
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Updated 2026-06-26

Russell A. Kirsch was an American engineer at the National Bureau of Standards. 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.

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