Glenn Dimmick

Glenn L. Dimmick (born 1905 in Macon, MO) was an engineer responsible for many seminal contributions in sound motion picture recording.[1][2] He worked primarily at RCA where he developed solutions in the areas of focus infrared technology, monochrome and color television, telephony, and high-vacuum evaporation.[3] He was a fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and his awards included the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame award in 1995;[4] AMPTE Progress Medal Award in 1941; the RCA Victor Award of Merit in 1949; the Award of Merit for outstanding achievement presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in 1952; and the Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering in 1954.[2]

Education

Dimmick received a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1928.[2]

References
  1. Barth, Linda J. (20 August 2013). A history of inventing in New Jersey : from Thomas Edison to the ice cream cone. Charleston, SC. ISBN 978-1-62584-675-4. OCLC 945367928.
  2. "Glenn Dimmick - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". ethw.org. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  3. United States. Patent and Trademark Office. Index of patents issued from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. United States Patent and Trademark Office. OCLC 2441502.
  4. "1995 Awardees". NJ Inventors Hall of Fame 2018n. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
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