Hans E. J. Neugebauer
Encyclopedia
Hans E. J. Neugebauer was a German
-born physicist
and imaging scientist
who later lived in the United States
and Canada
.
In his 1935 dissertation, he developed the Neugebauer equations
, which have served as the basis for more accurate models for the prediction of color
produced by printing
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
and imaging scientist
Imaging science
Imaging science is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the generation, collection, duplication, analysis, modification, and visualization of images . As an evolving field it includes research and researchers from physics, mathematics, electrical engineering, computer vision, computer science,...
who later lived in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
In his 1935 dissertation, he developed the Neugebauer equations
Neugebauer equations
A set of equations used to model printing systems, developed by Hans E. J. Neugebauer They were intended to predict the color produced by a combination of halftones printed in cyan, magenta, and yellow inks.-External links:* ".....
, which have served as the basis for more accurate models for the prediction of color
Color
Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors...
produced by printing
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
.