David MacAdam

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Dr. David Lewis MacAdam (1910-1998) was an American color scientist. Long affiliated with Kodak's Research laboratory, Dr. MacAdam presided over the U.S. Technical Commission on Colorimetry, the International Commission on Illumination, and the Optical Society of America.[1] He also authored "The Science of Color" and edited "Sources of Color Science".

MacAdam graduated from Upper Darby High School, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1928. In 1980, he became the second inductee of the school's Wall of Fame (Jim Croce being the first).[2]

In 1952 he received the SMPTE Journal Award for his "Quality of Color Reproduction".[3]

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  1. ^ Michael H.Brill (1998). "Necrology: David Lewis MacAdam (1910-1998)". Color Science & Applications 23: 200–201. Wiley Interscience. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1520-6378(199808)23:4<200::AID-COL3>3.0.CO;2-S. 
  2. ^ Wall of Fame. Upper Darby School District.
  3. ^ Journal Awards. Mole–Richardson Company.
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