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Rich’s IQ Test (circa 1986) Thomas J. Peters, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Professor of Mathematics

Rich’s IQ Test (circa 1986) Thomas J. Peters, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Professor of Mathematics

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Page 1: Rich’s IQ Test (circa 1986) Thomas J. Peters, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Professor of Mathematics

Rich’s IQ Test(circa 1986)

Thomas J. Peters, Ph.D.Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Professor of Mathematics

Page 2: Rich’s IQ Test (circa 1986) Thomas J. Peters, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Professor of Mathematics

ComputerVision Corporation

Fortune 500 Company

CAD/CAM Vendor

Distinguished Technical Advisory Board:Alan Kay (XPARC)

Nicholas Negroponte (MIT)Nils Nilsson (Stanford)Rich Riesenfeld (Utah)

Carlo Sequin (Berekely)

Financial StateCse of wine

25%, profit, stock

Page 3: Rich’s IQ Test (circa 1986) Thomas J. Peters, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Professor of Mathematics

Religious War: CSG vs B-rep

http://groups.csail.mit.edu/graphics/classes/6.837/F98/talecture/csg1.

http://www.cs.utah.edu/gdc/pics/images/cut_teapot.jpg

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Dave Friedman (co-Founder) yelling at Rich

DF: Theoretically impossible, you need an IQ test.

RFR: Happy to take one, any time.

http://fscomps.fotosearch.com/compc/IMZ/IMZ004/pgi0194.jpg

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We Will Bury You! (Nikita Khruschev)

http://s834.photobucket.com/user/coldwararmsrace/media/Cold%20War%20People%20of%20Importance%20USSR/khrushchev_shoe1.jpg.html

Urban legend?

Page 6: Rich’s IQ Test (circa 1986) Thomas J. Peters, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Professor of Mathematics

Elaine & Rich

Word class scientists.

Even better people.

A pleasure & privilege to know them.