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Kurt Akeley
American computer graphics engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kurt Akeley (born June 8, 1958) is an American computer graphics engineer.
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Akeley was elected into the National Academy of Engineering in 2005 for contributions to the architecture of 3-D graphics systems and the definition of Open GL, now the industry standard.