Dalton Pritchard

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Dalton H. Pritchard (September 1, 1921 – April 18, 2010), was one of the early color television systems pioneers, working at

.

Early life

Dalton Pritchard earned a

RCA career

In 1946, Pritchard joined RCA Laboratories as a Member of the Technical Staff at

National Television System Committee

(NTSC).

Between 1960 and 1970, Pritchard worked on video processing circuitry for

Awards

Pritchard received seven RCA Laboratories Outstanding Achievement Awards. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and of SID and member of Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Kappa Mu Epsilon. He is listed in American Men and Women of Science and in Who's Who in the East.

In 1975 he was appointed a Fellow of the Technical Staff, RCA laboratories.

In 1977, he received the

Consumer Electronics Spring Conference, Chicago.

In 1981, he was a team member recipient of the

receivers. He was appointed a member of the New Jersey Governor's state panel of Science Advisers.

In 1983, Pritchard was elected to membership in the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

Patents

Pritchard held 54 U.S. patents.^[3][4]

Death

Pritchard died April 18, 2010, at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

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