Andries van Dam
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Andries van Dam is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational work in computer graphics and hypertext systems, and for co-authoring one of the earliest and most influential computer graphics textbooks.
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| instanceOf |
academic
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author → computer scientist → human → |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery
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surface form: "ACM Fellow"
ACM SIGGRAPH Steven A. Coons Award → IEEE Fellow → National Academy of Engineering →
surface form: "National Academy of Engineering membership"
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| coAuthor |
James D. Foley
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John F. Hughes → Steven K. Feiner → |
| contributedTo |
early electronic book and electronic document systems
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foundational techniques in interactive computer graphics → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| developed | early hypertext systems at Brown University → |
| educatedAt |
Swarthmore College
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University of Pennsylvania → |
| employer | Brown University → |
| familyName | van Dam → |
| fieldOfWork |
computer graphics
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computer science → electronic publishing → human–computer interaction → hypertext → |
| givenName |
Andreas
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surface form: "Andries"
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| influenced |
development of modern hypertext and hypermedia
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generations of computer graphics researchers and practitioners → |
| knownFor |
co-authoring an early influential computer graphics textbook
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pioneering work in computer graphics → pioneering work in hypertext systems → |
| language | English → |
| memberOf | Association for Computing Machinery → |
| name | Andries van Dam → |
| notableStudent |
John F. Hughes
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Steven K. Feiner → |
| notableWork | Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice → |
| occupation |
researcher
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textbook author → university professor → |
| placeOfBirth | Netherlands → |
| positionHeld |
Thomas J. Watson Sr. University Professor of Technology and Education at Brown University
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professor of computer science at Brown University → |
| researchInterest |
educational technology
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hypermedia systems → interactive computer graphics → |
| taught |
computer graphics courses at Brown University
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hypertext and hypermedia courses at Brown University → |
| workInstitution | Brown University Department of Computer Science → |
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