Mr. Ivan Edward Sutherland
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(b.) - ?1938
Bio/Description
American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. He received the Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery in 1988 for the invention of Sketchpad, an early predecessor to the sort of graphical user interface that has become ubiquitous in personal computers.
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Date of Birth:
1938 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
For his pioneering and visionary contributions to computer graphics, starting with Sketchpad, and continuing after -
Category of Achievement:
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