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Kenneth Perlin

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Kenneth Perlin · Technology & Engineering

What

Computer & information scientist

Where

New York, United States

Biography

Kenneth Perlin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Computer & information scientist

How & why

Perlin is an American computer scientist and New York University professor who invented Perlin noise, a procedural gradient-noise technique that made it possible to generate natural-looking textures and phenomena in computer graphics, for which he received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement. He directs NYU's Future Reality Lab and pioneered work in graphics, animation and interactive media. He is documented among notable Jewish computer scientists.

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Source: Jinfo.org — JEWISH COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENTISTS

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Computer & information scientist

Source: Jinfo.org — JEWISH COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENTISTS