Neil Wiseman
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| Born | May 19, 1934 Cowlinge, Suffolk, England |
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| Died | June 13, 1995 Cambridge, England |
| Residence | Cambridge,  England |
| Nationality | British |
| Field | Computer Scientist |
| Institution | Cambridge University |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University (PhD) University of Illinois (MEng) Queen Mary College (BSc) |
| Notable students | Peter Robinson |
Neil Wiseman was an engineer and a pioneer in computer graphics.
He was born in Cowlinge, Suffolk, and gained a first degree in Engineering at Queen Mary College, London, followed by a Masters in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois. In 1961, after working for two years at the computer company Elliott Brothers, he was appointed Chief Engineer in the Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge, now the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.
Wiseman's pioneering research in computer graphics began in 1965, and resulted in a number of inventions and patents. These included a pen-following screen menu, which anticipated the pop-up menu, and one of the first systems for distributed computer graphics. His work brought him three patents, over 70 research publications, and more than 40 students who gained PhDs. In 1986 the Computer Laboratory appointed him to a personal Readership in computer graphics.
[edit] External links
- Appreciation (informal obituary)
- List of PhD students (most pre-1995 were supervised by Wiseman)
