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ivan sutherland
     
        ivan e. sutherland is widely known for his pioneering
        contributions.  his 1963 mit phd thesis, sketchpad, opened
        the field of computer graphics.  his 1966 work, with sproull,
        on a head-mounted display anticipated today's virtual
        reality by 25 years.  he co-founded evans and sutherland,
        which manufactures the most advanced computer image generators
        now in use.  as head of computer science department of
        caltech he helped make integrated circuit design an
        acceptable field of academic study.  dr. sutherland is on the
        boards of several small companies and is a member of the
        national academy of engineering and the national academy of
        sciences, the acm and ieee.  he received the acm's
        turing award in 1988.  he is now vice president and fellow
        of sun microsystems laboratories in mountain view, ca, usa.
     
        1994-11-16
     
     
see also:
sketchpad virtual reality evans and sutherland caltech integrated circuit acm 
ieee turing award sun microsystems 

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