Rudolf Kingslake (born Rudolf Klickmann; August 28, 1903 – February 28, 2003)http://www.osa-opn.org/Content/ViewFile.aspx?id=2425 was an English academic, lens designer, and engineer. Kingslake was born in London, England in 1903 as Rudolf Klickmann. The latter is in all probability a re-transcription from Cyrillic of the traditional German-Jewish "Glückmann" meaning "lucky man". Kingslake studied optical design at the

Imperial College of Science and Technology Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

, under the eminent optical designer and theoretician Alexander Eugen Conrady, earning a master's degree, subsequently marrying Professor Conrady's daughter, Hilda Conrady Kingslake, a prominent English-American researcher in the field of

optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultrav ...

. In 1929, Kingslake was invited to come to the United States to teach at the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants Undergraduate education, undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Doctorate, do ...

, where he founded the Institute of Applied Optics, now known as

The Institute of Optics The Institute of Optics is a department and research center at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. The institute grants degrees at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels through the University of Rochester School of Enginee ...

. In 1937, Kingslake became the head of Optical Design department of Eastman Kodak while continuing his teaching at the university. In 1958, Kingslake and wife Hilda edited an unfinished manuscript by Conrady and published a sequel to Conrady's book, ''Applied Optics and Optical Design''. Since 1974,

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has awarded the Rudolf Kingslake Medal to recognize the most noteworthy original paper published in the society's journal, Optical Engineering. Rudolf Kingslake died on February 28, 2003, in Rochester, NY, at age 99, two weeks after the death of his wife, Hilda.

Books by Kingslake

* ''Applied Optics and Optical Engineering'' * ''Lenses in Photography: The Practical Guide to Optics for Photographers '' * ''Optics in Photography'' * ''Lens Design Fundamentals'' * ''A History of the Photographic Lens'' * ''Applied Optics and Optical Design, Part II'' by A.E. Conrady, edited by Hilda and Rudolf Kingslake

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The Rudolf Kingslake Medal and Prize
of the

*1973
Frederic Ives Medal
by the OSA
A comprehensive history of the first 75 years of the Institute of Optics
Optical engineers Alumni of Imperial College London University of Rochester faculty Kodak people Engineers from London English emigrants to the United States 1903 births 2003 deaths 20th-century British engineers {{optics-stub