View Reps...
RSS

SOFTMART TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS

February 15, 2013

For the second year running, Gerald & Cullen Rapp provided twelve uniquely talented illustrators to create portraits of celebrated technological innovators for Softmart's annual calendar.  

Daniel Hertzberg- BUS CONTROLS FOR PERIPHERALS- Mark Dean and Dennis Moeller created a data spine that connects the keyboard, monitor, and mouse.

Daniel_Hertzberg.jpg

Michael Witte- INSTANT MESSAGING ENHANCEMENTS- Ruthie Lyle incorporated sharing files during communication sessions, IM do-not-disturb and user emoticons.

Michael_Witte.jpg

Bob Staake- LED-Nick Holonyak, Jr. research in optometrics led to his creating the first BE-V alloy visible light-emitting diodes LED.

Bob_Staake.jpg

Peter and Maria Hoey TELEVISION REMOTE CONTROL- Robert Adler manipulated high-frequency tones that would be interpreted to control function on the TV.

Peter_and_Maria_Hoey.jpg

Anthony Freda- SPEAKER SYSTEMS- Amar Bose produced stereo speakers that deliver high-end performance despite their modest size.

Anthony_Freda.jpg

Peter Horvarth- DRY TONER COPY- Chester F. Carlson employed electrostatics for automatic text reproduction instead of chemical or photographic solutions to instant copying.

Peter_Horvarth.jpg

Jan Feindt- MAGNETIC DISC STORAGE- William Goddard and John J. Lynott developed magnetically-coated disks replacing data stored on punch cards and magnetic tape.

Jan_Feindt.jpg

Arthur Giron- CCD- Willard Boyle and George E. Smith charged with improving video telephone tech, created the charge- coupled device converting light energy into an electronic charge.

Arthur_Giron.jpg

Daniel Baxter- ETHERNET- Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs developed a standard for connecting computers over short distances. 

Daniel_Baxter.jpg

Rafael Ricoy- DRAM-Robert Dennard looking for ways to increase computer memory density, invented the one transistor dynamic random access memory.

Rafael_Ricoy.jpg

James O'Brien- GEOMETRY ENGINE CHIP- Mark Hannah and Jim Clark collaborated to generate three-dimensional graphics displays in mechanical design.

James_O_Brien.jpg

Tags: Anthony Freda, Daniel Hertzberg, James O'Brien, Jan Feindt, Michael Witte, Peter & Maria Hoey, Peter Horvath, Calendars, Editorial, Promotional Design

BLOG ARCHIVE

ISPOTTERS IN THE NEWS