Peter L. P. Dillon: key obituary facts
Is Peter L. P. Dillon dead? Yes. Peter L. P. Dillon died on April 30, 2026, at age 92.
Cause of death: Peter L. P. Dillon's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Peter L. P. Dillon known for?
He was an American physicist.
More about Peter L. P. Dillon
Gender: male.
Occupation: physicist.
Nationality: United States.
Employer: Kodak.
Awards: IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award.
Peter L.
P. Dillon, an American physicist and inventor who developed integral color image sensors and single-chip color video cameras, died on April 30, 2026, aged 92.
Dillon joined Kodak Research Labs in 1959 and retired from Kodak in 1991. His work on color sensor technology was later described by Todd Gustavson, curator of the Technology Collection at the George Eastman Museum, as having helped transform color photography, with applications that included smartphone cameras, digital cameras, camcorders, digital cinema cameras, medical cameras, automobile cameras and drones. Dillon received the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award.