Ping Fu, Geomagic Founder, on 32c Computer Technology stamp

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Ping Fu, Geomagic Co-Founder, signed 32c Computer Technology stamp on 3"x5" card, fresh & VF
.
This item is from the collection originally formed over a 50 year period by Dr. Sam Loebenstein of
Kansas City
,
MO
and continued by his grandson, Michael J. Gerstley, of
San Jose
,
CA
.
From Wikipedia:
Ping Fu
(born 1958) is an American computer scientist and author. She was the co-founder and CEO of
Geomagic
, a software development company focused on
3D software
and technology for design and engineering, and is currently the Chief Strategy Officer of
3D Systems
, which acquired Geomagic in February, 2013. Since 2010, she has served on the National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She also sits on the board of the
Long Now Foundation
.
Fu accepted an offer from the
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
on the UIUC campus. Her work there as director of visualization contributed to advancements in the fields of virtual reality, image processing, scientific visualization, massive storage, and user interface. Being a programmer herself, Fu hired undergraduate
Marc Andreessen
to work in her lab in 1992. Andreessen developed NCSA
Mosaic
, the web browser credited with popularizing the
World Wide Web
. When Marc graduated in 1993, he went on to found Netscape Communications and launch the flagship web browser
Netscape Navigator
.
NCSA and UIUC administrators began asking employees if they had any ideas for start-ups, vowing to back any ventures financially. Fu volunteered to start one. Drawing upon 3D imaging technology from her work at NCSA, Fu and her husband co-founded Geomagic in 1997. Her goal was to develop software that could take the data from 3D scanners, process it, and output it on 3D printers, doing for 3D printing what Adobe did for desktop publishing. By 1999, Geomagic had partnered with
Boeing
and
Mattel
, and raised .5 million in
venture capital financing
from Franklin Street Partners The company also moved to
Research Triangle Park
,
North Carolina
.
Fu briefly stepped down as CEO of Geomagic in the spring of 2000, remaining Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer. She returned to the CEO position early in 2001, signing a contract with Align Technologies, manufacturers of
Invisalign
removable, clear dental devices. In 2005, Fu was selected by
Inc.
magazine
as its Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2010, she joined the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. On February 27, 2013, Geomagic was acquired by
3D Systems
, and Fu joined 3D Systems as Chief Strategy Officer.
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