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Ivan Sutherland

Sutherland developed Sketchpad, an interactive graphical system described in his MIT doctoral dissertation.

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Sutherland developed Sketchpad, an interactive graphical system described in his MIT doctoral dissertation.

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Interactive drawing makes the computer part of an ongoing human task. It differs from submitting a batch of calculations and waiting for printed results.

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  1. Sutherland developed Sketchpad, an interactive graphical system described in his MIT doctoral dissertation.

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  1. Ivan Sutherland — Computer History Museum

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