Edwin Catmull Scientist

Edwin Earl "Ed" Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is a computer scientist and current president of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios (including the latter's DisneyToon Studios division). As a computer scientist, Catmull has contributed to many important developments in computer graphics.

Personal facts

Edwin Catmull
Birth dateMarch 31, 1945
Birth place
West Virginia , Parkersburg West Virginia
Education
University of Utah
Known for
Cubic Hermite spline
Texture mapping
Catmull–Clark subdivision surface

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Scientist

awards
Academy Awards
Doctor of Philosophy
Field of study
Computer science

Edwin Catmull on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=907242
  2. http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=3321