Question

the first 3D environment was developed by a computer scientest name ivan sutherland in the year​

Answer 1

Answer:

He also earned a nickname of 'Father of Computer Graphics '. Ivan Sutherland created a second revolutionary invention that was way ahead of its time. The first virtual reality device was developed in 1968 by Sutherland.

Institution: Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering...

Employer: California Institute of Technology...

Award category: Turing Award

Answer 2

Explanation:

Computer Engineer Ivan Sutherland is considered as the 'Father of Computer Graphics'. In the late 1960s, when hardly anyone had heard of computer, Sutherland made two revolutionary contributions that set the foundation for modern age computing.

Born in Hastings, Nebraska (USA) in 1938, Ivan E Sutherland earned BS in electrical engineering from Carnegie Institute of Technology (1959) and MS from Caltech (1960) and later went on to do his PhD from MIT (1963). He is rewarded for his revolutionary work. He also served as the Chairman of Computer Science at Caltech and Vice President of Sutherland, Sproull and Associates, which was later acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1990.

Sketchpad

It was the first program that enabled us to write directly on a computer screen. The technology required a special pencil and light. You could use it to draw a series of graphs using stripes and circles. In addition to this, the technology could be extended or minimised. Sutherland was the first computer researcher to apply the concept of zoom.

This technology still holds relevance today, almost six decades later. The discovery led Sutherland to earn the most important award in computer science - the Turing Award. He also earned a nickname of 'Father of Computer Graphics'.

First virtual reality device

Ivan Sutherland created a second revolutionary invention that was way ahead of its time. The first virtual reality device was developed in 1968 by Sutherland. The idea germinated when he visited Bell. The display mounted in a helicopter pilot's head allowed him to see what was going around him through an infrared camera, which was mounted on the bottom of the helicopter.

Sutherland immediately came up with the idea to replace the camera with a computer. The Harvard institute funded the creation of this huge device, which hung from a ceiling above the user, who had to put a helmet with special glasses. The person could see a 3D image suspended in space, he could move his head in any angle to capture a 360-degree view. He received the prestigious Frontier of Knowledge award by BBVA Foundation of Spain in February this year in honor of this achievement.