John Warnock (Q1344392)

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American computer scientist, inventor and technology businessman (1940–2023)
  • John E. Warnock
  • John Edward Warnock
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John Warnock
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    John Warnock
    American computer scientist, inventor and technology businessman (1940–2023)
    • John E. Warnock
    • John Edward Warnock

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    name in native language
    John Warnock (English)
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    family name
    Warnock
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    date of birth
    6 October 1940
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    SNAC
    SNAC ARK ID
    w6hb6nkp
    subject named as
    John Warnock
    retrieved
    9 October 2017
    employer
    Adobe
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    Evans & Sutherland
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    PARC
    start time
    1978
    end time
    1982
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    position held
    chief executive officer
    start time
    1984
    end time
    2000
    employer
    Adobe
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    reference URL
    http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/leaders/pdfs/warnock.pdf
    title
    Dr. John E. Warnock: Co-founder and former chairman of the boardAdobe Systems Incorporated (English)
    retrieved
    20 August 2023
    award received
    National Medal of Technology and Innovation
    point in time
    2008
    award rationale
    For the pioneering contributions that spurred the desktop publishing revolution and for changing the way people create and engage with information and entertainment across multiple mediums including print, Web and video. (English)
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    reference URL
    https://nationalmedals.org/laureate/john-warnock/
    title
    John Warnock: National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Computer Science (English)
    Marconi Prize
    point in time
    2010
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    Lovelace Medal
    point in time
    2004
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    ACM Software System Award
    point in time
    1989
    for work
    PostScrip
    award rationale
    For the design of PostScript page description language and its implementation. (English)
    together with
    Charles Geschke
    Bill Paxton
    1 reference
    reference URL
    https://awards.acm.org/award_winners/warnock_4021408#149
    title
    ACM Fellows: John Warnock (English)
    retrieved
    11 December 2023
    publisher
    Association for Computing Machinery
    ACM Fellow
    point in time
    1999
    award rationale
    For three decades, Warnock has been respected as an innovator in the field of computer software. One of Warnock's most outstanding achievements is the development of the PostScript language. (English)
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    reference URL
    https://awards.acm.org/award_winners/warnock_4021408#158
    title
    ACM Fellows: John Warnock (English)
    retrieved
    11 December 2023
    publisher
    Association for Computing Machinery
    Commons category
    John Warnock
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    compArt person ID
    682
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    KBR person ID
    14278049
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    SNAC ARK ID
    w6hb6nkp
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