David C. Evans | |
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| Born | David Cannon Evans February 24, 1924 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Died | October 3, 1998 (aged 74) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Utah |
| Known for | Computer graphics |
| Spouse | Beverly Joy Frewin Evans |
| Children | 10, including David F. Evans |
| Awards | IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award (1986)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of Utah Evans & Sutherland |
| Thesis | Design and Operation of Two Electronic Computing Devices (1953) |
| Doctoral students | Alan Kay |
David Cannon Evans (February 24, 1924 – October 3, 1998) was the founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah and co-founder (with Ivan Sutherland) of Evans & Sutherland, a pioneering firm in computer graphics hardware.[2]