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John Walker
Computer programmer and co-founder of Autodesk
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dead
- born
- 1949
- died
- 2024
- age at death
- 75
- known for
- software developer, engineer, computer scientist
1949 β 2024
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who john walker is
John Wallace Walker was an American computer programmer, author and co-founder of the computer-aided design software company Autodesk. He was later recognized for his writing on his website Fourmilab.
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