Ignazio Porro
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Ignazio Porro

19th-century, Italian, optics inventor

Ignazio Porro (25 November 1801 – 8 October 1875) was an Italian inventor of optical instruments.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Ignazio Porro (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 25, 1801, died Oct 8, 1875.1

About

Porro's name is most closely associated with the prism system which he invented around 1850 and which is used in the construction of Porro prism binoculars.

He also developed a strip camera in 1853 for mapping, which was one of the earliest such.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ignazio Porro, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: physicist, engineer, lens designer, surveying engineer, inventor.5

  • Date not recordedWorked at Polytechnic University of Milan3
  • Date not recordedFounded Filotecnica4

Personal life

  • BornNov 25, 1801, Pinerolo6
  • DiedOct 8, 1875, Milan7
  • CitizenshipKingdom of Italy8

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