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Jack E. Bresenham

Computing Methodologies

Jack Elton Bresenham (born October 11, 1937, in Clovis, New Mexico) is a former professor of computer science.

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Birth Year
1937 1
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Invented

Bresenham's Line Algorithm, Algorithms

Jack E. Bresenham developed his line-drawing algorithm at IBM in 1962 for plotting lines on digital displays.

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1. Wikidata: Jack Elton Bresenham
  • Wikidata Q92833, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • Wikidata Q92833 P569 (date of birth)
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