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Edwin Earl Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist. He is the current president of Pixar (a company he co-founded) and Walt Disney Animation Studios.[1][2][3] As a computer scientist, Catmull has work on many important developments in computer graphics.[4][5] He was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia.[6]
In October 2018, Catmull announced his plans to retire from Pixar Animation Studios and Disney Animation Studios, staying on as an adviser through July 2019.[7]
References
- ↑ Cook, R. L.; Carpenter, L.; Catmull, E. (1987). "The Reyes image rendering architecture". ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics 21 (4): 95. . http://excelsior.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~carlson/history/PDFs/cook-reyes.pdf.
- ↑ Price, David P. T. (2009). The Pixar Touch (Vintage). London: Vintage. .
- ↑ Michael Rubin, "Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution" (2005), ISBN 0-937404-67-5
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- ↑ "Parkersburg, West Virginia". City-Data.com. http://www.city-data.com/city/Parkersburg-West-Virginia.html. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull to Retire" (in en). The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pixar-founder-ed-catmull-retire-1154569. Retrieved 2018-10-23.