Dick Lyon is a Research Scientist at Google. Colleagues describe him as "Several years ago I wrote a long feature article about Foveon for Discover. Foveon had invented what is still the only digital imaging sensor which reads all three colors at each and every pixel. I had a lot to learn about micro-electronics, digital photography and optics, and Dick took me under his wing and taught me much more than he had to. His erudition is amazing, but he is also a humorous and down-to-earth guy. He invited me to his home for dinner--lovely family--and showed me his diverse and fascinating collection of slide rules, an instrument that disappeared almost overnight after being THE calculating tool for centuries. This led me to write an article for Discover about Dick's collection, and again his erudition was combined with humor and generosity of spirit. He shared his loving appreciation of these beautiful objects with me (circular slide rules, cylindrical ones), making the entire experience an extremely enriching one for me." and "I was fortunate to work with Dick Lyon at Stanford University, Stanford Telecommunications, and Xerox PARC. He is extremely creative and talented in many areas of scientific research and engineering, including optics, acoustics, image and signal processing, digital architecture, and much more. I've always respected Dick's ability to look at problems from fresh perspectives and to teach difficult concepts to newcomers. He is a good leader and makes a great member of any team."