What They Say
Some sad news this morning. Electrosonic founder Bob Simpson has died at the age of 82. Electrosonic said:
To complement his massive contributions to Electrosonic, Bob was an industry figure, publishing several books including; ‘Videowalls – The Book of the Big Electronic Image’ and ‘Lighting Control – Technology and Applications as well as ‘Electrosonic – 50 Years on the Audio-Visual Front Line.’ These many contributions to the industry led to Bob’s inclusion as a life member to the SMPTE, a fellow of the BKSTS, awarded the Infocomm Distinguished Achievement award and in 2017 awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to the audiovisual industry.
He founded Electrosonic in 1964 and was involved with the business until he retired in 2016.
What We Think
I really used to enjoy bumping into Bob at trade shows and industry events. I read his Videowalls book many years ago and met him, if I remember correctly, at an SID UK Chapter event (but it was a long time ago, so that may not be accurate!). I certainly saw him at Infocomm in 1998 as I wrote an article about it, when Electrosonic announced some DLP cube products. He was always willing to talk about display technologies and innovations and was a mine of knowledge and perspective. (BR)
