James H. Clark
American computer scientist and entrepreneur / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the entrepreneur and computer scientist born 1944. For the United States Navy ship, see USS James H. Clark (SP-759). For the programmer and computer scientist born in 1964, see James Clark (programmer).
James Henry Clark (born March 23, 1944) is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist. He founded several notable Silicon Valley technology companies, including Silicon Graphics, Netscape, myCFO, and Healtheon. His research work in computer graphics led to the development of systems for the fast rendering of three-dimensional computer images.
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Born | James Henry Clark (1944-03-23) March 23, 1944 (age 80) |
Alma mater | University of Utah University of New Orleans |
Spouse(s) | Nancy Rutter Kristy Hinze (m. 2009) |
Children | 4 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science Computer graphics |
Institutions | Silicon Graphics Netscape New York Institute of Technology Stanford University |
Thesis | 3-D design of free-form B-spline surfaces (1974) |
Doctoral advisor | Ivan Sutherland |
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In 1998, Clark was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for the development of computer graphics and for technical leadership in the computer industry.