Stanley N. Baron

Background

Baron, Stanley N. was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Son of Albert I. and Beatrice Frances (Gaynor) Baron.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, New York University, New York City, 1961. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, New York University, New York City, 1971.

Career

Engineer General Electric Company, Utica and Syracuse, New York, 1961—1964. Senior engineer Sylvania Amherst Laboratory, 1964—1965. Section manager Columbia Broadcasting System Laboratories, Stamford, Connecticut, 1965—1972.

Manager Wiltek, Inc., Norwalk, 1972—1975. Vice president Comtrend, Inc., Stamford, 1975—1977. Manager product development MicroTime, Inc., Bloomfield, 1977—1979.

Managing engineer Thomson-CSF, Stamford, 1979—1985. Managing director television technology NBC, New York City, 1985—1998. Retired, 1998

Member working party on new technology - European Broadcasting Union, Geneva, 1985—1995, NBC representative to EBU technical committee, 1985—1997.

Member advisory committee International Broadcasting Convention, London, 1987—1997. Member steering committee international workshop on signal processing HDTV, Turin, Italy, 1988—1992. Member United States delegation International Telecommunications Union, Geneva, 1987—1998, chairman ITU Task Group 11/3 on digital television, 1992—1997. Vice chairman, secretary Federal Communications Commission Advisory Committee on Advanced television Services - Working Party 1, Washington, 1987—1995. Secretary Federal Communications Commission Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Services Joint Experts Group, Washington, 1993—1994.

Chairman Advanced Television Services Committee technical committee charged by FCC with documenting U.S. digital television system, Washington, 1994—1998. Presenter in field.

Co-authored book with Dr. Mark I. Krivocheev of Russian Radio Research Institute, Moscow - "Digital Image and Audio Communications: Toward a Global Information Infrastructure" a primer on digital television.

Achievements

• Achievements include invention of Vidifont digital graphic generator. Invention of digital television imaging systems. Originator of digital television system in 1980 adopted by ITU as international standard for digital televison (CCIR Rec. 601). Patents for digital processors 1979-1980 allowing enhancement of fluroscopically enhanced images used to reduce x-ray dosage by 80% and non-invasive angiography.

Membership

Chairman Stamford Police Commission, 1983—1985. Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; British Kineomatic Sound and Television Society; Society Motion Picture and Television Engineers (member standards committee 1986-1996, board governors 1986-1998, board editors 1986—2008, engineering vice president 1988-1991, member long range planning committee 1988-1998, executive vice president 1993-1994, president 1995-1996); Royal television Society (Honorary Fellow ).

Connections

Married Constance Marmins (divorced). Children: Matthew, Jonathan, Andrew.

Father:

Albert I. Baron

Mother:

Beatrice Frances (Gaynor) Baron

child:

Matthew Baron

child:

Jonathan Baron

child:

Andrew Baron