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Ken Knowlton
1931-01-01 – 2022-06-16
Life & Legacy
Kenneth Charles Knowlton (June 6, 1931 – June 16, 2022) was an American computer graphics pioneer, artist, mosaicist and portraitist. In 1963, while working at Bell Labs, he developed the BEFLIX programming language for creating bitmap computer-produced movies. In 1966, also at Bell Labs, he and Leon Harmon created the computer artwork Computer Nude (Studies in Perception I).
Occupation & Career
engineer, digital artist, photographer, director, artist
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cornell University
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Bell Labs
Education & Institutions
Cornell University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q6387961 — wikidata View source
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