iIf a single lens can form an image, why does our camera have several elementsi A curious child, Rudolf Kingslake inquired of his father the answer to this question nearly one hundred years ago, foreshadowing his remarkablecareer in optics and his future influence on a newly formed branch of science. Born in 1903, at the beginning of the era of technological progress, Kinglake graduated from the Imperial College in London and was offered a positionon the original faculty of what came to be known as the renowned University of Rochester Institute of Optics. Martin Scott details the life of the beloved professor who maintained simultaneous careers in academia and industry as the director of Optical Design for Kodak. Filled with personal reminisces and anecdotes from friends, family and colleagues, iRudolf Kingslake A Life in Opticsi encompasses the breadth and vivacity of the pioneer and his astounding life. p Martin L. Scott is former Director of Scientific Imaging at the Eastman Kodak C