Computer Graphics, Cellular Processes Win Kyoto Prize

摘要

American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland and Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi have won the Kyoto Prize, which encourages a balance between scientific progress and spiritual depth. The prize, administered by the Inamori Foundation, was awarded for their lifetime achievements. Sutherland, 74, the "Father of Computer Graphics" now at Portland State University in Oregon, won the advanced technology prize for developing progenitors of the graphical user interfaces now ubiquitous in many devices, such as smart phones and personal computers.