Dr. Robert F. Sproull works for Sun Microsystems and is a Sun Fellow, Vice President and Director of Sun Labs Massachusetts in Burlington. Sun Microsystems is a computer, semiconductor and software manufacturer headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley. ...

While working towards his B.A. in physics at Harvard College in 1967, Sproull met Ivan Sutherland. Together, they worked on mounted head displays, which led the way for 3-dimensional virtual reality. The willingness to question previously held truths and search for new answers resulted in a period of major scientific advancements, now known as the Scientific Revolution. ... Today Harvard College is the undergraduate portion of Harvard University. ... Ivan Edward Sutherland (born 1938- in Hastings, Nebraska), younger brother of Bert Sutherland, was the inventor of Sketchpad, an innovative program that influenced alternative forms of interaction with computers. ... Virtual reality (abbreviated VR) describes an environment that is simulated by a computer. ...

Sproull recieved his Masters Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University in 1970, and Doctorates in Computer Science from Stanford in 1977. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Computer Science Open Directory Project: Computer Science Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies Belief that title science in computer science is inappropriate Categories: Computer science ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ...

Prior to forming Sutherland, Sproull and Associates, Bob worked as a researcher for Xerox Palo Alto Reseach Center, and as an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon. While at Xerox PARC, Bob worked on the first laser printers, page description languages and the initial PC-type operating systems. A laser printer is a common type of computer printer that produces good quality printing, and is able to produce text and graphics. ... In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ...

In 1980, Bob Sproull and Ivan Sutherland founded a consulting firm, Sutherland, Sproull and Associates.

In 1990,Sun Microsystems bought out Sutherland, Sproull and Associates for its patents and key people. This led to the creation of Sun Microsystems Laboratories. Sun Microsystems is a computer, semiconductor and software manufacturer headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley. ... Sun Microsystems is a computer, semiconductor and software manufacturer headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley. ...

Sproull is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has served on the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. He has co-authored several books such as Principles of Interactive Computer Graphics and Logical Effort Founded in 1964, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the United States provides engineering leadership in service to the nation. ... The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an organization dedicated to scholarship and the advancement of learning, particularly in areas of political science. ... Seal of the Air Force. ...