Mikhail Mikhaylovich Rusinov
| Mikhail Mikhaylovich Rusinov | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 February 1909 Saint Petersburg |
| Died |
29 September 2004 (aged 95) Saint Petersburg |
| Nationality | USSR |
| Fields | Physics, Optics |
| Institutions | Vavilov State Optical Institute |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Rusinov (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Руси́нов, 11 February 1909 – 29 September 2004) one of the stand-forward Russian Scientist, specialist in optics. One of the founder of USSR Science School of Computational Optics. Mikhail Rusinov discovered many optical phenomena: aberration vignetting (1938); projections centre distortion (1957); existence of second order aberration (1986). Projection centre distortion phenomenon became the basis for engineering photometry and existence of second order aberration dramatically changed aberration gestalt that holds for 150 years. Lenin Prize awardee.[1]
Biography
Mikhail Rusinov was born in the family of high school mathematics teacher. His father Mikhail Nikolaevich Rusinov (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Русинов) worked in The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. His mother Evdokiya Vasil'yevna Rusinova (Russian: Евдокия Васильевна Русинова) has taken pianoforte classes from Anton Rubinstein. Rusinov family was a friend of many well-known Russian composers such as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov. Mikhail Rusinov took love for music from mother and in grown age composed waltzes.
From 1917 till 1920 Mikhail Rusinov has been attending school, and in 1921 entered tradesman school. This school later was reformed into Professional School of Precise Mechanics and Optics, in 1921 became Technical School and at Precise Mechanics and Optics University. After graduation from Technical school, at the age of 18, Mikhail Rusinov entered Leningrad Optical Mechanical Association and occupied position of optician designer. At this position he performed calculations for submarines periscopes.
In the period from 1929 till 1933 Rusinov worked at USSR Optical and Mechanical Society. Also, from 1931 he worked in Central Office of Geodesy and Cartography. From 1932 till 1942 occupied positions of Senior Engineer, Head of the Laboratory and Senior Researcher in Geodesy, Aerial Photography and Cartography Central Institute.
In 1930–1935 professed at Civil Air Engineering Institute of LITMO. In 1938 received PhD degree and in 1939 he was promoted to Senior Researcher.
In 1941 Rusinov received a Doctor degree.
During the WWII, from 1942 till 1942 he occupied Senior Designer Assistant position in Factory № 393 in Moscow region. From 1943 till 1944 professed at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Returned to St. Petersburg in October 1944 and became the Scientific Supervisor of North-East Aerogeodesy Institute Laboratory of Optics and Mechanics.
In 1946 received constant position at ITMO.
In 1958 worked on wide angle lenses design in Geodesy, Aerophotography and Cartography Central Research Institute.[2]
Science work of Rusinov is near allied with ITMO University. He worked with ITMO from its foundation. He has occupied the Head of the Department position for more than 40 years, was Scientific Supervisor of laboratory, later reformed in Technical Optics Laboratory. And became Professor of Applied and Computational Optics Department in 1997.
Mikhail Rusinov wrote more than 152 scientific papers (18 monographs), and held 320 Inventor's Certificates and 22 patents (7 in the Russian Federation). Author of fundamental papers, devoted to Optics, such as "Technical Optics", "Non-spherical Surfaces in Optics", "Technical Photometry", "Optical Systems Composition". In 1995 published a monograph "Off-Centre Optical Systems Composition". Became well-known due to development of wide angle lenses for aerophotography. Also received USSR State Prize for contribution in wide angle lenses developing.[3]
Died 29 September 2004. Buried at Volkovo Cemetery in St. Petersburg.
Awards
In 1972 awarded Losede Prize (French Academy of Sciences); in 1978 awarded "Best Developer in Geodesy in Cartography" Prize; in 1984 received degree of "Honour Geodesist".
Four times USSR State Prize winner (1941, 1949, 1950, 1967). 1982 Lenin Prize winner.
Awarded Korolev Medal for contribution in Vega program.
Received Lenin Prize and Order of the Red Banner of Labour for educational work.
References
- ↑ page at ITMO Virtual Museum
- ↑ Ershov, K. G. (1988). Filming Apparatus. Machinery Press.
- ↑ "Russian Genius", Volume 12, ITMO Press, 2011