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Inventor of the pixel passes away at the age of 91

American computer scientist Russell Kirsch has died at the age of 91, ABC News reports. He was the guy behind the 'pixel' and scanned the first digital photo based on that concept.

Kirsch was the one that formed the base of what we now all know as a pixel. In 1957, decades before the first digital camera appeared, the scientist digitized a photo of his son. He did this with a special photo scanner that he built together with colleagues. A rotating drum and light sensors reflected a small image of the child. A scan would be made on the Standards Eastern Automatic Computer (SEAC), one of the first programmable computers.

I was going to post that and a picture of him...but it was blurry...

A Guy

A Guy said:

I was going to post that and a picture of him...but it was blurry...

A Guy

A Guy said:

I was going to post that and a picture of him...but it was blurry...

A Guy

At least you didn't say pixelated.

How would I have known if he had eaten or not?

A Guy

Former New York Mets star pitcher Tom Seaver dies at 75 - Reuters

I saw that yesterday.. what a shame. I was a huge fan of his.

Diana Rigg, 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Avengers' star, dies at 82

thomaseg1 said:

Diana Rigg, 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Avengers' star, dies at 82

Very sad. The Avengers was a great series in it's day.

It's a great loss, used to enjoy watching The Avengers when it was on, she'd reached a good age.