Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Ivan Sutherland
     
        Ivan E. Sutherland is widely known for his pioneering
        contributions.  His 1963 MIT PhD thesis, {Sketchpad}, opened
        the field of computer graphics.  His 1966 work, with Sproull,
        on a head-mounted display anticipated today's {virtual
        reality} by 25 years.  He co-founded {Evans and Sutherland},
        which manufactures the most advanced computer image generators
        now in use.  As head of Computer Science Department of
        {Caltech} he helped make {integrated circuit} design an
        acceptable field of academic study.  Dr. Sutherland is on the
        boards of several small companies and is a member of the
        National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of
        Sciences, the {ACM} and {IEEE}.  He received the {ACM}'s
        {Turing Award} in 1988.  He is now Vice President and Fellow
        of {Sun Microsystems} Laboratories in Mountain View, CA, USA.
     
        (1994-11-16)