Achim Zickler
Achim Zickler (* 14. March 1936 , † 29. December 2019 ) was a German physicist , who in the GDR the subject of space research dedicated.
Life
Zickler studied physics and did his doctorate at the Technical University of Ilmenau . He is considered to be one of the fathers of the MKF 6 multispectral camera , which was designed and built in the VEB Carl Zeiss Jena combine with the organizational help of the Institute for Electronics of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR founded in May 1973. This camera was one of the technically most important contributions of the GDR to manned space travel . Zickler worked in space research and development at Carl Zeiss Jena until 1979, then at the Academy of Sciences of the GDR , at the Institute for Cosmos Research . After reunification he was responsible for German-Russian cooperation at the German Space Agency (DARA) and since 1998 an East-West consultant.
Publications
- The optical transmission theory for the problem area of imaging chains with special consideration of imaging chains with non-optical frequency-converting links . Dissertation 1974.
- The multispectral camera MKF-6. Start of Zeiss-Jena participation in manned space travel. In: Jena yearbook on technology and industrial history. Volume 3, 2001, ISBN 3-931743-48-9 , pp. 101-121.
literature
- Uwe Schmaling: Achim Zickler - father of the multispectral camera died In: Raumfahrt Concret . Issue 111, No. 1, 2020, p. 51.
Web links
- Literature by and about Achim Zickler in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituaries , accessed on February 25, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zickler, Achim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1936 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th December 2019 |