Ken Knowlton

Kenneth Charles Knowlton (June 6, 1931 – June 16, 2022) was an American computer graphics pioneer, artist, mosaicist and portraitist. In 1963, while working at Bell Labs, he developed the BEFLIX programming language for creating bitmap computer-produced movies. In 1966, also at Bell Labs, he and Leon Harmon created the computer artwork Computer Nude (Studies in Perception I).

Ken Knowlton
Knowlton in 2007
Born
Kenneth Charles Knowlton

June 6, 1931
Springville, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 2022 (aged 91)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Spouses
  • Roberta Behrens
  • Barbara Bean
Children5
Academic background
EducationCornell University (BS, MS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Doctoral advisorVictor Yngve
Academic work
DisciplineEngineering
Art
Sub-disciplineComputer engineering
Computer graphics
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