Artist, innovator, and producer of Tom Waits For No One, John Lamb, has been honored with the prestigious Emmy® Award for Technology & Engineering by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. At 71, Lamb is recognized for the transformational Lyon Lamb Video Animation System he co-invented nearly 50 years ago as a surfer and animator in Laguna Beach, California.
The Technology & Engineering Emmy® are awarded to a living individual, a company or organization for developments in engineering technologies that “are so innovative in nature that they materially have affected television.”
"As we commemorate 75 years of this prestigious award, this year's winners join a legacy of visionaries who use technology to shape the future of television," said Dina Weisberger, Co-Chair NATAS Technology Achievement Committee.
“The diamond class of the technology Emmys® … typifies the caliber of innovation we have been able to enjoy for the last 75 years. Congratulations to all the winners," said Joe Inzerillo, Co-Chair NATAS Technology Achievement Committee.