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Birth
John saw a sudden burst of light...He was born -
Warnock Algorithm
In his doctoral thesis warnock invented this algorithm for hidden surface determination in computer graphics -
Adobe Systems
Adobe systems was found in December of 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke in Mountain View, California. -
PostScript
At Warnock's new company he along with Geschke and Putman, developed PostScript from scratch and brought it to market for Apple's LaserWriter. -
Software Sytems Award
Warnock won the Software Sytems Award from the Association for Computing machinery in 1989 -
Camelot
In the spring of 1991, Warnock outlined a system called "Camelot" the evolved into modern day PDF -
Donations of Adobe
In 2003 Warnock and his wife donated 200,000 shares of Adobe Systems valued at 5.7 million dollars to the University of Utah. -
Lovelace Medal
Warnock recieved the Lovelace Medal from the British Computer Society in 2004. -
The American Elcetronics Association's Annual Medal of Achievment Award
Warnock recieved the American Elecronics Association's Annual Medal of Achievment Award in 2006, bein gthe forst software executive to recieve this award. -
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Warnock was chosen to recieve this award which is one of the nation's highest honors bestowed on a scientist, engineers, and inventors. -
The Marconi Prize
Warnock recieved the Marconi Prize, considered the highest honor specifically for contributions to information science and communications.
