Ivan Sutherland Professions : Computer Scientist Born : May 16, 1938 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Ivan Sutherland The screen is a window through which one sees a virtual world. The challenge is to make that world look real, act real, sound real, feel real. Ivan Sutherland acting real challenges A display connected to a digital computer gives us a chance to gain familiarity with concepts not realizable in the physical world. It is a looking glass into a mathematical wonderland. Ivan Sutherland digital-revolution glasses technology It's not the school, the curriculum, or the teacher, but motivation that is the single most important ingredient in learning. Ivan Sutherland motivation teacher school It's very satisfying to take a problem we thought difficult and find a simple solution. The best solutions are always simple. Ivan Sutherland difficult problem simple Knowledge is a rare thing -- you gain by giving it away. Ivan Sutherland rare-things gains giving It's not an idea until you write it down. Ivan Sutherland writing ideas The cinema camera doesn't make movies; it allows movies to be made. It's the creative people who make it real to people. Ivan Sutherland creative real people I just need to figure out how things work. Ivan Sutherland figures needs There are about a dozen great computer graphics people and Jim Blinn is six of them. Ivan Sutherland dozen six people Similar Authors Bill Joy computer-scientist Butler Lampson computer-scientist Brian Reid computer-scientist Brian Kernighan computer-scientist Andrew S. Tanenbaum computer-scientist Andy Hertzfeld computer-scientist All Authors
