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Larry Hornbeck

{{Short description|American physicist and inventor of the digital micromirror device (DMD)}}

Larry J. Hornbeck (born September 17, 1943) is an American physicist and inventor of the digital micromirror device (DMD). He took part in the realization of the DLP cinema technology while working at Texas Instruments (TI).[http://dlp.com/technology/dlp-history/default.aspx Texas Instruments : DLP History.]

Life and career

Larry Hornbeck received a Ph.D. in physics from Case Western Reserve University in 1974. He joined TI in 1973 and he began work on optical microelectromechanical systems in 1977.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070714073205/http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/hornbeck.html Massachusetts Institute of Technology : Larry Hornbeck.]

Larry Hornbeck had manufactured and demonstrated the first DMD in 1987.[http://www.aip.org/industry/prize/hornbeck American Institute of Physics : Larry Hornbeck.]

In 2007, Hornbeck was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for the invention and development of the DMD and its application to projection display technology.

Awards and honors

Bibliography

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140522233729/http://motion.kodak.com/motion/uploadedFiles/FR_plugins_acrobat_fr_motion_action_actions29.pdf Philippe Binant, "Au cœur de la projection numérique", Actions, Kodak, Paris, Vol. 29, pp. 12-13 (2007).]
  • [http://focus.ti.com/pdfs/dlpdmd/107_DLP_MEMS_Overview.pdf Larry Hornbeck, "Digital Light Processing and MEMS : an overview", Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas.]

References

External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120126210938/http://www.texasbusiness.com/plano-cinema-firm-to-open-theater-with-digital-projection-self-serve-snacks-cms-2820 Texas Business]

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Category:1943 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century American engineers

Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering