Robert L. Cook
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Robert Cook at Stanford University, February 2010
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| Born | December 10, 1952 |
| Residence | U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Computer science |
Robert L. Cook (December 10, 1952) is a computer graphics researcher and developer, and the co-creator of the RenderMan rendering software. His contributions are considered to be highly influential in the field of animated arts. Cook was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and educated at Duke University and Cornell University. While at Cornell, Cook worked with Donald P. Greenberg.
Robert Cook was involved with Lucasfilm and later had the position as Vice President of Software Engineering at Pixar Animation Studios. He is now retired and living in San Francisco, California with his wife and son. In November 2016, he became the commissioner of the Technology Transformation Service of the US General Services Administration
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