Russell Kirsch
American engineer
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. Wikipedia
Born: June 20, 1929, Manhattan, New York, NY
Died: August 11, 2020 (age 91 years), Portland, OR
Known for: First digital image scanner
Education: The Bronx High School of Science (1946), Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and more