Fritz Goro (originally Fritz Gorodiski; born 1901 in Bremen, (Germany) – died 14 December 1986 in Chappaqua, New York) was the inventor of macrophotography[1] and a photographer specializing in science, published in the Life magazine and Scientific American.[1] He started his career as a photojournalist in Germany before fleeing from the Nazis in 1933, arriving in the USA in 1936.[1]
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| Born | Fritz Gorodiski 1901 |
| Died | 14 December 1986 (aged 84–85) |
| Known for | Inventing macrophotography |
Goro documented many major scientific breakthroughs, including pictures of the first plutonium ever produced, the first atomic-bomb test, the advent of microelectronics, the ruby laser, as well as photos of Ali Javan timing the frequency of light at M.I.T. laboratory.[2]
Goro was described by the evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould as "the most influential photographer that science has ever known".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Fritz Goro, 85, Photographer; Recorded Science Advances". The New York Times. 19 December 1986.
- ^ Wylie, Francis E. (April 1971). "Ali Javan and his 40 lasers". Smithsonian (April 1971): 42.
- ^ The Great LIFE Photographers. Thames & Hudson. 2004. p. 196. ISBN 0-500-28657-4.
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