Dalton H. Pritchard (September 1, 1921 – April 18, 2010), was one of the early color television systems pioneers, working at RCA Laboratories.
He received specialized radar training at Harvard University and MIT when he entered the U.S. Army Signal Corps, then served as captain in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
In 1977, he received the Vladimir K. Zworykin Award for "significant contributions to color television technology" at the IEEE Consumer Electronics Spring Conference, Chicago.
In 1981, he was a team member recipient of the David Sarnoff Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement, "for the development and implementation of a CCD comb filter integrated circuit in color TV receivers."
Also in 1981, Pritchard was the only American among nine corecipients of the international Eduard Rhein Prize 1980, presented in Berlin, and was cited for numerous contributions in the field of video techniques and particularly as a leader in the development of the Dynamic Detail Processor employed in RCA ColorTrak receivers.