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(Q1344392)

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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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John Warnock 2008.jpg
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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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stated in
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
PostScript
award rationale
For the design of PostScript page description language and its implementation. (English)
together with
Charles Geschke
Bill Paxton
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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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Identifiers

compArt person ID
682
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KBR person ID
14278049
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LittleSis people ID
9044
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154632
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SNAC ARK ID
w6hb6nkp
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