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.S. Computer Graphics Scientist Wins Kyoto Prize
Computer scientist Ivan Sutherland has won Japan's annual Kyoto Prize in the category of advanced technology.
Credit: AP Photo / The Inamori Foundation
American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland, regarded as the father of computer graphics, has won the annual Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement.
The Inamori Foundation said Friday (June 22) that Sutherland won the advanced technology prize. Sutherland is perhaps best known for developing the Sketchpad in 1963. The graphics interface program that allowed users to manipulate figures on a screen through pointing a device — an innovation that helped people use computers without the need for complicated programming.
The Inamori Foundation also announced winners of its arts and philosophy prize and basic sciences prize. Each laureate will receive a diploma, a gold Kyoto Prize medal, and a cash gift of 50 million yen ($630,000) at a ceremony in Kyoto in November.
From The Associated Press
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