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Alexander Schure (August 3, 1920 – October 29, 2009) was an American academic and entrepreneur. Schure founded the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in 1955. He also served as the Chancellor of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) from 1970 until 1985.
Aug 3, 2021 · NYIT’s owner, Alexander Schure, hired Ed Catmull, Malcolm Blanchard, and me, adding David DiFrancesco soon after. DiFrancesco and I had been using and developing software that manipulated pixels—”painting” pictures—at Xerox Parc. Catmull and Blanchard had been involved with software designed to build 3D geometric objects at the University of Utah.
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Alexander Schure was born on 3 August 1920 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was a director, known for Lensman (1984), Tubby the Tuba (1975) and The Pixar Story (2007). He died on 29 October 2009 in Bethpage, New York, USA.
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Oct 29, 2009 · Alexander Schure (August 3, 1920 - October 29, 2009) was an American academic. Schure founded the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in 1955. He also served as the Chancellor of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) from 1970 until 1985.
The founders of New York Institute of Technology, and in particular Dr. Alexander Schure, Ph.D., started the current university as a career-oriented school that offered engineering-related training and applications-oriented research opportunities.
Alexander Schure was born on August 3, 1920 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was a director, known for Lensman (1984), Tubby the Tuba (1975) and The Pixar Story (2007). He died on October 29, 2009 in Bethpage, New York, USA.
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Jul 29, 2021 · It all began in 1974 with an idea proposed by New York Tech founder Alexander Schure. His dream was to make the first computer-assisted animated movie using off-the-shelf, state-of-the-art minicomputers from Digital Equipment Corporation, known as PDP and VAX computers, which were designed for use in laboratories and research institutions.
