Roger Cuvillier
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Roger Cuvillier | |
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| Born | July 2, 1922 Inventor, engineer |
| Known for | Optical compensation zoom lens |
Roger Cuvillier (French: .
Early life and education
Roger Cuvilier was born in
École supérieure d'optique, graduating in 1949. He then went to work for SOM-Berthiot, and stayed there until retirement as head of that company’s main factory in Dijon
.
The Pan Cinor
Rule at SOM-Berthiot was for new recruits to tour the various departments of that company as trainees. This was a time of relative freedom, which he used to work on a problem a friend working for
focal plane. It was patented on January 28, 1949, as French patent No.983.129. Sales started in 1950, under the name Pan Cinor, "Cinor" being the brand name of SOM-Berthiot film lenses. The Pan Cinor was made in the SOM-Berthiot factory in Dijon
, under the direction of Cuvillier, up to circa 1970.
References
- ^ "BnF Catalogue général" (in French).
- ^ "Roger Cuvillier, l'inventeur du zoom, est décédé à l'âge de 97 ans" (in French).
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