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Kurt Akeley

American computer graphics engineer

Kurt Akeley (born June 8, 1958) is an American computer graphics engineer.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Kurt Akeley (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 8, 1958.¹

About

Akeley was elected into the National Academy of Engineering in 2005 for contributions to the architecture of 3-D graphics systems and the definition of Open GL, now the industry standard.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kurt Akeley, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Silicon GraphicsFounder¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Delaware³
Date not recordedStanford University³

Career

Occupation: university teacher, information scientist, computer scientist, engineer.⁶

1982 to 2001Worked at Silicon Graphics⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Lytro⁴
Date not recordedFounded Silicon Graphics⁵

Personal life

CitizenshipUnited States⁷

Awards

1996ACM Fellow^{8 9}

Sources

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WikidataKurt Akeley on Wikidata
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WikipediaKurt Akeley on Wikipedia
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WikidataKurt Akeley: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataKurt Akeley: Worked at Lytro, on Wikidata
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WikidataKurt Akeley: Founded Silicon Graphics, on Wikidata
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WikidataKurt Akeley: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataKurt Akeley: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataKurt Akeley: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataSilicon Graphics, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsKurt Akeley photo by Khronos Group (photo taken by Neil Trevett), CC BY-SA 2.0