Alvy Ray Smith

Summary

Alvy Ray Smith is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Mineral Wells^[2]. He was born on September 8, 1943^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], screenwriter^[6], and film director^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #7,128 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Alvy Ray Smith's place of birth was Mineral Wells^[2].
• Alvy Ray Smith was born on September 8, 1943^[3].
• Among Alvy Ray Smith's spouses was Alison Gopnik^[9].
• Alvy Ray Smith held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Alvy Ray Smith's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Alvy Ray Smith worked as an engineer^[5].
• Alvy Ray Smith worked as a screenwriter^[6].
• Alvy Ray Smith's professions included film director^[7].
• Alvy Ray Smith's field of work was computer graphics^[11].
• Alvy Ray Smith's field of work was computer animation^[12].
• Among Alvy Ray Smith's employers was New York University^[13].
• Alvy Ray Smith was employed by Pixar^[14].
• Alvy Ray Smith was employed by Microsoft Research^[15].
• Alvy Ray Smith was educated at New Mexico State University^[16].
• Alvy Ray Smith was educated at Stanford University^[17].
• Alvy Ray Smith's doctoral advisor was Michael A. Arbib^[18].
• Alvy Ray Smith's doctoral advisor was Edward J. McCluskey^[19].
• Alvy Ray Smith's doctoral advisor was Bernard Widrow^[20].
• Alvy Ray Smith received the Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists^[21].
• Alvy Ray Smith received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[22].
• Alvy Ray Smith received the Washington Award^[23].
• Alvy Ray Smith was a member of American Society of Genealogists^[24].
• Alvy Ray Smith was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science^[25].
• Alvy Ray Smith is recorded as male^[26].
• Alvy Ray Smith's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1943-09-08^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 62b8c687-546a-4608-8108-28e79065620c^[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Mineral Wells^[2], Alvy Ray Smith… he was born on September 8, 1943^[3].

Education

Educated at New Mexico State University^[16], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1888^[34], headquartered in University Park^[35] and Stanford University^[17], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1885^[38], headquartered in Stanford^[39]. Doctoral advisors include Michael A. Arbib^[18], a mathematician^[40], b. 1940^[41], of United Kingdom^[42], awarded the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award^[43], specialised in computational neuroscience^[44]; Edward J. McCluskey^[19], an engineer^[45], 1929–2016^[46], of United States^[47], awarded the IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[48], specialised in electrical engineering^[49]; and Bernard Widrow^[20], an artificial intelligence researcher^[50], 1929–2025^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the IEEE Centennial Medal^[53], specialised in electrical engineering^[54].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], screenwriter^[6], and film director^[7]. Fields of work include computer graphics^[11], a field of study^[55] and computer animation^[12], an animation technique^[56]. Employers include New York University^[13], a private university^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1831^[59], headquartered in New York City^[60]; Pixar^[14], an animation studio^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1986^[63], headquartered in Emeryville^[64]; and Microsoft Research^[15], a division^[65], in United States^[66], founded in 1991^[67], headquartered in Redmond^[68].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists^[21], a fellowship award^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1940^[71]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[22], a fellowship award^[72], in United States^[73], founded in 1874^[74]; and Washington Award^[23], an engineering award^[75], in United States^[76], founded in 1916^[77].

Personal Life

Alvy Ray Smith was married to Alison Gopnik^[9].

Why It Matters

Alvy Ray Smith ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #7,128 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[78] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[79]

FAQs

Where was Alvy Ray Smith born?

Alvy Ray Smith's place of birth was Mineral Wells^[2].

Who was Alvy Ray Smith married to?

Alvy Ray Smith's spouses include Alison Gopnik^[9].

What did Alvy Ray Smith do for work?

Alvy Ray Smith worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], screenwriter^[6], and film director^[7].

Where did Alvy Ray Smith go to school?

Alvy Ray Smith was educated at New Mexico State University^[16] and Stanford University^[17].

What awards did Alvy Ray Smith receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists^[21], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[22], and Washington Award^[23].