Gary Starkweather
Gary Keith Starkweather (born January 9, 1938 in Lansing , Michigan , † December 26, 2019 in Orlando , Florida ) was an American engineer and inventor .
Starkweather studied physics at Michigan State University and the University of Rochester . From 1964 to 1988 he was at Xerox PARC , where he invented the laser printer . From 1988 to 1997 he worked for Apple , then for Microsoft .
Gary Starkweather held several patents. At the 1995 Academy Awards, he was recognized for his work for Pixar . In 2012 he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Biography (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Cade Metz: Gary Starkweather, Inventor of the Laser Printer, Dies at 81. In: The New York Times , January 15, 2020 (English). Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ↑ Communications of the ACM, 2012 (55), 5, p. 16.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Starkweather, Gary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Starkweather, Gary Keith (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American engineer and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lansing , Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 2019 |
| Place of death | Orlando , Florida |