David C. Evans
American computer scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people with the same name, see David Evans (disambiguation).
David Cannon Evans (February 24, 1924 – October 3, 1998) was the founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah and co-founder (with Ivan Sutherland) of Evans & Sutherland, a pioneering firm in computer graphics hardware.[2]
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Born | David Cannon Evans (1924-02-24)February 24, 1924 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Died | October 3, 1998(1998-10-03) (aged 74) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Alma mater | University of Utah |
Known for | Computer graphics |
Spouse | Beverly Joy Frewin Evans |
Children | 10, including David F. Evans |
Awards | IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award (1986)[1] |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of Utah Evans & Sutherland |
Thesis | Design and Operation of Two Electronic Computing Devices (1953) |
Doctoral students | Alan Kay |
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