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Edwin Catmull is an American computer scientist and animator who co-founded Pixar and led Disney Animation. He is known for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, such as texture mapping, subdivision surfaces, and the ACM Turing Award.
Edwin Catmull is a pioneer of 3D computer graphics and animation, who co-founded Pixar and led Disney Animation Studios. He received the Turing Award for his fundamental contributions to computer graphics, such as Z-buffering, texture mapping, subdivision surfaces, and rendering.
Aug 5, 2024 · Edwin Catmull is a pioneer in computer graphics, animation, and filmmaking. He co-founded Pixar Animation Studios and received five Academy Awards, including the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for lifetime achievements.
Pixar was sold to Walt Disney Studios in 2006 where Catmull was made CEO of the newly-formed Walt Disney Animation Studios. In this oral history, Catmulll describes his long career and ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Edwin Catmull, a pioneer of computer graphics and animation. He worked with Ivan Sutherland, George Lucas, Steve Jobs, and Disney, and received the Computer Entrepreneur Award in 2008.
In the 1950s, young Ed Catmull loved Walt Disney animated films such as Pinocchio and Peter Pan. He dreamed of becoming an animator, and he filled up sketchbooks and created his own flipbooks. At Salt Lake City’s Granite High School in the 1960s, he took every art class he could.
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.
