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GLENN F. KNOLL
Pages 148-155

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... Colleagues claimed they made careers out of his innovative ideas by turning them into applications in their fields such as nuclear medicine, radiography, oil well exploration, nuclear physics, environmental stewardship, and homeland security. From 1979 to 1990 Professor Knoll chaired the Department of Nuclear Engineering, whose size and prestige, under his leadership, matured to its current level.
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From page 150...
... , the ANS Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (1991) , the IEEE Career Outstanding Achievement Award, and the IEEE Third Millennium Medal.
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... On one clear night he took me out on the dock, and using a flashlight as pointer taught me the constellations, which I remember to this day. He kept all his issues of Scientific American magazine organized by year in cardboard library shelf boxes.
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... He gave me an Argus rangefinder camera when I was about 10, and taught me to develop film and make prints in a darkroom we built together in the basement. I combined my knowledge of computer programming and p ­ hotography when John and I created Adobe Photoshop.
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... For me, five hobbies I picked up from Dad led pretty directly to the career I've so happily engaged in my whole life. Model Making Dad used to build model kits of World War II aircraft.
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... That early exposure and encouragement led pretty directly to a lifelong passion for writing software tools and pushing the limits of using computers for creative expression. It also led pretty directly to my getting involved with Thomas in the development of Photoshop.
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... Glenn married Gladys Hetzner on September 7, 1957, and she survives, as do their three sons: Thomas Frederick, of Pacific Palisades; John Andrew (Jennifer) , of San Rafael, CA; and Peter Glenn (Carola)
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