Ivan Sutherland
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Ivan Sutherland is a pioneering computer scientist widely regarded as the "father of computer graphics" for his groundbreaking work on interactive graphics systems and virtual reality.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ivan Sutherland canonical | 18 |
| Ivan Edward Sutherland | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
computer scientist
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electrical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer of computer graphics ⓘ |
| academicEmployer |
California Institute of Technology
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Harvard University ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Portland State University ⓘ University of Utah ⓘ |
| almaMater |
California Institute of Technology
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CMU ⓘ
surface form:
Carnegie Mellon University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ACM SIGGRAPH Steven A. Coons Award
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ACM Software System Award ⓘ Computer History Museum Fellow Award ⓘ Harvey Prize ⓘ IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award ⓘ IEEE John von Neumann Medal ⓘ Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology ⓘ National Medal of Technology and Innovation ⓘ Turing Award ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1938-05-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hastings, Nebraska
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surface form:
Hastings, Nebraska, United States
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| coFoundedWith | David C. Evans ⓘ |
| degree |
PhD in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT
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bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University ⓘ master's degree from Caltech ⓘ |
| developed |
Sketchpad system
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The Sword of Damocles head-mounted display ⓘ early head-mounted display for virtual reality ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Claude Shannon ⓘ |
| doctoralStudent |
Alan Kay
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Edwin Catmull ⓘ Henri Gouraud ⓘ Jim Clark ⓘ John Warnock ⓘ |
| familyName | Sutherland ⓘ |
| field |
computer graphics
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computer science ⓘ electrical engineering ⓘ |
| founded |
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
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Sun Microsystems research lab via acquisition of Sutherland, Sproull and Associates ⓘ Sutherland, Sproull and Associates ⓘ |
| givenName | Ivan ⓘ |
| influenced |
asynchronous circuit design
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computer graphics research at the University of Utah ⓘ development of interactive CAD systems ⓘ generations of computer graphics researchers ⓘ virtual reality technology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sketchpad
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asynchronous circuits ⓘ computer graphics ⓘ head-mounted display ⓘ interactive computer graphics ⓘ theoretical foundations of computer graphics ⓘ virtual reality ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Engineering ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name |
Ivan Sutherland
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Ivan Edward Sutherland
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| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | father of computer graphics ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
clipping algorithms in computer graphics
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man-machine graphical communication ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sketchpad: A Man-Machine Graphical Communication System ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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professor ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| position | director of ARPA Information Processing Techniques Office ⓘ |
| residence |
Oregon
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surface form:
Oregon, United States
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| spouse | Marsha Sutherland ⓘ |
| thesisTitle | Sketchpad: A Man-Machine Graphical Communication System ⓘ |
| thesisYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| TuringAwardFor | pioneering work in the field of computer graphics ⓘ |
| TuringAwardYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Information Processing Techniques Office of ARPA
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surface form:
ARPA Information Processing Techniques Office
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this entity surface form:
Ivan Edward Sutherland
subject surface form:
Information Processing Techniques Office
subject surface form:
Sketchpad
subject surface form:
Sketchpad
subject surface form:
Sword of Damocles head-mounted display