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1. awards.acm.org › about › 2019-turing2019 Turing Award - Association for Computing Machinery

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   Hanrahan and Catmull’s Innovations Paved the Way for Today’s 3-D Animated Films. ACM named Patrick M. (Pat) Hanrahan and Edwin E. (Ed) Catmull recipients of the 2019 ACM A.M. Turing Award for fundamental contributions to 3-D computer graphics, and the revolutionary impact of these techniques on computer-generated imagery (CGI) in filmmaking ...

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     Ed Catmull Interview on Creativity, Inc, Pixar & Disney Animation

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     Pixar Co-founder Ed Catmull on AI, Animation, and Storytelling

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     Ed Catmull || The Soul of Pixar

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edwin_CatmullEdwin Catmull - Wikipedia

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   Early in his life, Catmull found inspiration in Disney movies, including Peter Pan and Pinocchio, and wanted to be an animator; however, after finishing high school, he had no idea how to get there as there were no animation schools around that time.

4. www.acm.org › 2020 › marchPioneers of modern computer graphics receive 2019 ACM A.M ...

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   Mar 18, 2020 · Even at that time, Catmull dreamed of making a computer-animated movie. He came a step closer to his goal in 1979, when George Lucas hired Catmull, who in turn hired many who made the advances that pushed graphics toward photorealistic images.

5. syncedreview.com › 2020/04/25 › turing-award-aTuring Award | A Closer Look Into Edwin Catmull’s PhD Thesis

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   Apr 25, 2020 · Last month, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) named Edwin Catmull and Patrick Hanrahan as co-winners of the 2019 Turing Award. The highest distinction in computer science went to the pair for their “fundamental contributions to 3-D computer graphics.”

6. www.nytimes.com › 2020/03/18 › technologyPixar Pioneers Win $1 Million Turing Award - The New York Times

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   Mar 18, 2020 · Pixar Pioneers Win $1 Million Turing Award. Ed Catmull and Pat Hanrahan created computer techniques that remade animation, special effects, virtual reality and artificial intelligence.

7. amturing.acm.org › award_winners › catmull_1244219Edwin Catmull - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   In high school Catmull wanted to work as an animator, but realizing that there were no educational paths to a career in animation in the United States at that time, he pivoted to work in physics and computer science, receiving two Bachelor’s of Science degrees in 1969 from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

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   How did Catmull become an animator?

   • In high school Catmull wanted to work as an animator, but realizing that there were no educational paths to a career in animation in the United States at that time, he pivoted to work in physics and computer science, receiving two Bachelor’s of Science degrees in 1969 from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

   Edwin Catmull - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Who is Edwin Catmull?

   • For fundamental contributions to 3D computer graphics, and the impact of computer-generated imagery (CGI) in filmmaking and other applications. Edwin Catmull’s pioneering work in the field of computer graphics and animation underpins the film industry as we know it today.

   Edwin Catmull - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Are Catmull's techniques still used today?

   • Many of the techniques introduced in Catmull’s thesis are still widely used today in video games and animated films. Loading... Introduction Last month, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) named Edwin Catmull and Patrick Hanrahan as co-winners of the 2019 Turing Award.

   Turing Award | A Closer Look Into Edwin Catmull’s PhD Thesis

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   What did John Catmull do after he was a student?

   • After the University of Utah, Catmull founded the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Computer Graphics Lab, one of the earliest dedicated computer graphics labs in the US. Even at that time, Catmull dreamed of making a computer-animated movie.

   Pioneers of modern computer graphics receive 2019 ACM A.M. Turing Award

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   Who is John Catmull?

   • Catmull received the 1993 ACM SIGGRAPH Steven A. Coons Award for Outstanding Creative Contributions to Computer Graphics, and the 2006 IEEE John von Neumann Medal for fundamental contributions to computer graphics and a pioneering use of computer animation in motion pictures. He is a Fellow of ACM and of the Visual Effect Society.

   Pioneers of modern computer graphics receive 2019 ACM A.M. Turing Award

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   Did Edwin Catmull create 3D computer graphics?

   • In this article, we take a look at Edwin Catmull’s doctoral dissertation published in 1974, which laid the groundwork for 3D computer graphics. The motivation behind this dissertation was to create high-quality computer-generated images (CGIs) of surfaces and curved solid objects on a raster-scan machine.

   Turing Award | A Closer Look Into Edwin Catmull’s PhD Thesis

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9. www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org › laureate › edwinEdwin E. Catmull - Heidelberg Laureate Forum

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   ACM A.M. Turing Award - 2019. Together with Patrick M. Hanrahan for fundamental contributions to 3-D computer graphics, and the revolutionary impact of these techniques on computer-generated imagery (CGI) in filmmaking and other applications. ACM profile.