Diaphragm (optics) 1889 "Dictionary of Photography" (see figure), but disappeared after Ernst Abbe's theory of stops unified these concepts. According to Rudolf Kingslake, the inventor of the iris diaphragm is unknown. Others credit Joseph Nicéphore Niépce for this device, around 1820. Mr. J. H. Brown, a member of the Royal Microscopical Society, appears to have invented a popular improved iris diaphragm by 1867. Kingslake has more definite histories for some other diaphragm types, such as M. Noton's adjustable "cat eye" diaphragm of two sliding squares in 1856, and the Waterhouse stops of John Waterhouse in 1858. Diaphragm (optics) In optics, a diaphragm
Kick in the Eye (Searching for Satori E.P.)". The EP reached number 45 in the same chart. All tracks written by Bauhaus. Kick in the Eye "Kick in the Eye" is a song by English gothic rock band Bauhaus. It was released in 1981 as the second and final single from their second studio album, "Mask" (1981) and was released the following year as an EP titled Kick in the Eye (Searching for Satori E.P.). "Kick in the Eye" was released in March 1981 as the second single from the band's second studio album, "Mask" (1981). It reached number 59 in the UK Singles