Concepedia

William A. Thornton

WA

43

Publications

1.6K

Citations

22

H-Index

1956

Active since

Affiliations

Westinghouse Electric (United States)(Current)

Westinghouse Electric (Japan)

Clarkson College

General Electric (United States)

William A. Thornton is an author at Westinghouse Electric (United States) specializing in engineering, ophthalmology, and optical properties.

Top concepts

EngineeringOphthalmologyOptical PropertiesApplied PhysicsOptoelectronicsStructural DesignStructural AnalysisStructural MechanicsMechanical EngineeringStructural Engineering

Publications per year

1956–2017

43

Publications

43

Color-Discrimination Index

William A. Thornton · Journal of the Optical Society of America · 1972 · 159 citations

Illumination Modeling, Uniform Chromaticity-scale Diagram, Color Reproduction +5

Luminosity and Color-Rendering Capability of White Light

William A. Thornton · Journal of the Optical Society of America · 1971 · 159 citations

Illumination Modeling, Luminous Efficiency, Color Reproduction +8

A Validation of the Color-Preference Index

William A. Thornton · Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society · 1974 · 133 citations

Light Regulation, Engineering, Color Reproduction +10

Bracing Connections for Heavy Construction

William A. Thornton · Engineering Journal · 1984 · 118 citations · Full text

Engineering, Heavy Construction, Mechanical Engineering +21

An Optimality Criterion Method for Large-Scale Structures

Mohsin Khan, K. D. Willmert, William A. Thornton · AIAA Journal · 1979 · 93 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering +14

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