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Edwin Earl Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist and animator who served as the co-founder of Pixar and the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including the 2019 ACM Turing Award.
After financial trouble forced Lucasfilm to sell its computer animation division in 1986, Catmull partnered with Alvy Ray Smith to found Pixar Animation Studios with funding from Steve Jobs. Pixar began as a computer hardware company.
Jun 26, 2024 · Dr. Ed Catmull is cofounder of Pixar Animation Studios and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Previously, Dr. Catmull was vice president of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where he managed development in the areas of computer graphics, video editing, video games and digital audio.
Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition): Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. E Catmull, A Wallace. Random House. , 2014. 589. 2014. 3-D transformations of...
Edwin Catmull, Ph.D., founder the Computer Graphics Lab (CGL) at New York Institute of Technology and former president of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, has been named this year’s recipient of the prestigious A.M. Turing Award.
2013 Computer History Museum. John Hollar: We’re with Ed Catmull at Pixar today. Let's start at the very beginning. Ed, you were born in West Virginia. Talk a little bit about your very earliest memories growing up and then the move to Utah. Edwin “Ed” Catmull: My father was a Marine.
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Mar 1, 2013 · Computer History Museum. Place of Publication. Emeryville, CA, USA. Extent. 31 p. Copyright Holder. Computer History Museum. Category. Transcription. Subject.
