Charles Geschke
American computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe (1939–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Matthew "Chuck" Geschke (September 11, 1939 – April 16, 2021) was an American businessman and computer scientist best known for founding the graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc. with John Warnock in 1982, with whom he also co-created the PDF document format.[2][3]
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Charles Geschke | |
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Born | (1939-09-11)September 11, 1939 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | April 16, 2021(2021-04-16) (aged 81) Los Altos, California, U.S. |
Education | Xavier University (AB, MS) Carnegie Mellon University (PhD) |
Known for | Adobe Inc. PostScript |
Awards | AeA Medal of Achievement (2006)[1] National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2008) Marconi Prize (2010) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Thesis | Global Program Optimizations (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | William Wulf |
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