Anton Kutter
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Anton Kutter was a German
film director
and screenwriter
. He studied mechanical engineering
at Stuttgart
Technical University.
Kutter was awarded two golden medals at the Venice Biennale
and he invented the well-known Schiefspiegler telescope which is a modified Cassegrain reflector
featuring superb optical definition due to an off-axis secondary mirror. An obituary was published by R.W. Sinnott: Optical Innovator Dies — Kutter, Anton. Sky and Telescope, May 1985, page 461.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He studied mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
at Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
Technical University.
Kutter was awarded two golden medals at the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
and he invented the well-known Schiefspiegler telescope which is a modified Cassegrain reflector
Cassegrain reflector
The Cassegrain reflector is a combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas....
featuring superb optical definition due to an off-axis secondary mirror. An obituary was published by R.W. Sinnott: Optical Innovator Dies — Kutter, Anton. Sky and Telescope, May 1985, page 461.