SCI-TECH OSCARS ARE NO ILLUSION.Byline: Evan Henerson Staff Writer When physicists Below is a list of famous physicists. Many of these from the 20th and 21st centuries are found on the list of recipients of the Nobel Prize in physics. A
Actually, only three golden statuettes were handed out Saturday during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' scientific and technical awards. The other 12 honorees - all of whom knew they were winners weeks before the actual event at the Regent Beverly Wilshire - received certificates, plaques and medallions. The Sci-Tech Oscars honor ``devices, methods, formulas, discoveries or inventions of special and outstanding value to the arts and sciences of motion pictures.'' The awards recognize a recipient's body of work. Award-winning individuals or companies need not have showcased their work in a film from the previous year. Saturday's Sci-Tech winners included the developer of PDI/DreamWorks' facial animation software system; the French inventor INVENTOR. One who invents or finds out something. 2. The patent laws of the United States authorize a patent to be issued to the original inventor; if the invention is suggested by another, he is not the inventor within the meaning of those laws; but in that of helium helium (hē`lēəm), gaseous chemical element; symbol He; at. no. 2; at. wt. 4.0026; m.p. below −272°C; at 26 atmospheres pressure; b.p. −268.934°C; at 1 atmosphere pressure; density 0. balloons used to light sets; Eastman Kodak for a particularly colorful new brand of film and the creators of the Deep Canvas software displayed most recently in Disney's ``Treasure Planet.'' Toronto based Alias/Wavefront took one of the evening's Oscars for its Maya software package: a 3D animation, dynamics, modeling and rendering tool used in such films as ``Spider-Man'' and ``Ice Age.'' Woodland Hills' Panavision and Arnold & Richter Cine Technik were awarded the other two Oscars for their continuing development of advanced camera systems specifically designed for motion pictures. The roster of international names and product techno-speak occasionally can be a roller coaster What a bad CD-R disc is often called. See CD-R and underrun. ride for the Hollywood celebrity tabbed to hand out the Sci-Techs. This year, a good-humored Kate Hudson soldiered through, laughing as she tried to keep up with the TelePrompTer. Curt R. Behlmer, one of two recipients of the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation COMMENDATION. The act of recommending, praising. A merchant who merely commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless there is some fraud: simplex commendatio non obligat. , gave Hudson plaudits. ``I bet you're rethinking that conversation with your agent where they told you this would be easy,'' Behlmer said. ``You're doing a great job. Thanks for stepping up.'' Complete list of winners: Technical Achievement Awards Dick Walsh Dick 'Drug' Walsh (1878-1958) was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mooncoin and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the early years of the 20th century. He is regarded as one of Kilkenny's greatest ever players. for the development of the PDI/DreamWorks Facial Animation System Thomas Driemeyer and Mental Images for the development of the Mental Ray rendering software Eric Daniels, George Katanics, Tasso Lappas and Chris Springfield for the Deep Canvas rendering software Jim Songer, whose work led to more widespread use of ``video assist'' in the film industry Pierre Chabert of Airstar for introducing the concept of helium balloons with internal light sources to provide set lighting Rawden Hayne and Robert W. Jeffs of Leelium Tubelite for their contributions to the development of lighting balloons Scientific and Engineering Awards Glenn Sanders and Howard Stark of Zaxcom for the portable Deva deva (Sanskrit: “divine”) In the Vedic religion of India, one of many divine powers, roughly divided into sky, air, and earth divinities. During the Vedic period, the gods were divided into two classes, the devas and the asuras. Digital Audio Disk Recorder Mark Elendt, Paul Breslin, Greg Hermanovic and Kim Davidson for their work on the Prisms program, part of the Houdini software package used to simulate simulate - simulation natural phenomena Dr. Leslie Gutierrez, Diane Kestner, James Merrill James Ingram Merrill (March 3, 1926 – February 6, 1995) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet and one of the most acclaimed American poets of his generation. His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the polished and formalist (if deeply emotional) lyric poetry and David Niklewicz for the development of Kodak Vision Premier Color Print 2393 Dedo Weigert, Depu Jin and Franz Petters for the Dedolight 400D Academy Award of Merit Alias/Wavefront for Maya, a 3-D animation, modeling and rendering tool Arnold & Richter Cine Technik and Panavision, Inc. for their continuing development and innovation in the design and manufacturing of advanced camera systems specifically designed for the motion picture entertainment industry John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Curt R. Behlmer Richard B. Glickman CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Doug Walker Doug Walker is the name of:
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