Bernard J. Lechner
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| Bernard J. Lechner in 2011 | |
| Born | Bernard J. Lechner January 25, 1932 New York City, New York, U.S. | 
| Died | April 11, 2014 (aged 82) | 
| Education | New Rochelle High School Columbia University (B.S.E.E.) | 
| Awards | SID Frances Rice Darne Award Beatrice Winner Award David Sarnoff Medal Progress Medal | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | electronics engineering | 
| Institutions | RCA Laboratories Princeton University Harvard School of Business IEEE SID SMPTE honor societies Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi | 
| Thesis | "Testing HDTV terrestrial broadcasting systems" "Scanning the issue-Special issue on consumer electronics" "The ATSC Transport Layer, Including Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP)" "It's a High-Definition World", "History Crystallized: A First-Person Account of the Development of Matrix-Addressed LCDs for Television at RCA in the 1960s" | 
Bernard J. Lechner (January 25, 1932 – April 11, 2014) was an electronics engineer and formerly vice president, RCA Laboratories, where he worked for 30 years covering various aspects of television and information display technologies.