Edwin Earl Catmull

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Utah
gptkbp:author gptkb:Creativity,_Inc.
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkb:Computer_Graphics_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Gordon_E._Sawyer_Award
gptkb:IEEE_John_von_Neumann_Medal
gptkb:ACM_SIGGRAPH_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Steven_Anson_Coons_Award
Turing Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1945-03-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Parkersburg,_West_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:degree gptkb:PhD
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Ivan_Sutherland
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Pixar
gptkb:Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios
gptkbp:fieldOfWork computer graphics
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Pixar
gptkb:Pixar_Animation_Studios
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edwin Earl Catmull
gptkbp:influenced Pixar employees
computer animation industry
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ivan_Sutherland
gptkb:John_Warnock
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Pixar
computer graphics
3D computer animation
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Catmull-Rom_spline
gptkb:Subdivision_surfaces
gptkb:Z-buffer_algorithm
Computer animation
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:business_executive
gptkb:computer_scientist
gptkbp:positionHeld President of Pixar
President of Walt Disney Animation Studios
gptkbp:retired 2019
gptkbp:signature Ed Catmull signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Susan_Anderson
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