Gary Starkweather

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Gary K. Starkweather is an American engineer and inventor.

In 1969, Starkweather invented the laser printer at Xerox's Webster research center. He collaborated on the first fully functional laser printing system at Xerox PARC in 1971.[1][2]

At Apple Computer in the 1990s, Starkweather invented color management technology,[3] and led the development of Colorsync 1.0.

In 2004, he was elected to the United States National Academy of Engineering.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Edwin D. Reilly (2003). Milestones in Computer Science and Information Technology. Greenwood Press. ISBN 1573565210. 
  2. ^ Roy A. Allan (2001). A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology. Allan Publishing. ISBN 0968910807. 
  3. ^ Gary K. Starkweather, "Method and apparatus for calibrating and adjusting a color imaging system," U.S. Patent 5694227, Dec. 2, 1997
  4. ^ Mr. Gary K. Starkweather. National Academy of Engineering Membership Website.

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