Charles Geschke | |
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | September 11, 1939
Died | April 16, 2021 Los Altos, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
Education | Xavier University (AB, MS) Carnegie Mellon University (PhD) |
Known for | Adobe Inc. PostScript |
Awards | AeA Medal of Achievement (2006)[1] National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2008) Marconi Prize (2010) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Thesis | Global Program Optimizations (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | William Wulf |
Charles Matthew "Chuck" Geschke (September 11, 1939 – April 16, 2021) was an American businessman and computer scientist best known for founding the graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc. with John Warnock in 1982, with whom he also co-created the PDF document format.[2][3]