1953 |
B. of Engineering Physics, Cornell University. Research Assistant in Electron Microscopy. |
1955 |
M. S. Engineering Physics, Cornell University. Physics, Math, Biology. Thesis title: X-Ray Microscopy with a Modified RCA Electron Microscope. |
1962 |
Ph.D. Communications Sciences, M.I.T. Electrical Engineering, Computer Science. Thesis title: Sentence Parsing with a Self-Organizing Heuristic Program. |
1962-1982 |
Worked at the BELL TELEPHONE LABORATORIES, Computer Techniques Research Dept. Developed graphics programming languages BEFLIX, EXPLOR, ATOMS, SPHERES. |
1982-1983 |
Worked at SRI INTERNATIONAL, Computing Research Division. |
1983-1986 |
Worked at NETWORKED PICTURE SYS. & VIA VIDEO, Developed a method for the lossless progressive transmission of color pictures. |
1986-1987 |
Worked at DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Constructed a library of tools and methods for a new high-resolution color graphics board. |
1987-1995 |
Worked at WANG LABORATORIES. Software Engineering Architect, Developed 10 U.S. Patents. |
1996-2000 |
Worked at NETWAVE/QUICKBUY. Research and Development of tools for Internet browsing and electronic commerce. |
1967 |
With Stan Vanderbeek. MAN AND HIS WORLD: Made in conjunction with EXPO 67 in Montreal; POEMFIELDs No. 1 through 10: ten films made with Knowlton’s “TARPS” language (Two-D Alphanumeric Raster Picture System, a set of macros based on BEFLIX). |
1968-1974 |
Provided the programming background for Lillian Schwartz’s series of ten animated films, done with variations of Knowlton’s language EXPLOR (pictures based on EXplicit Patterns, Local Operations and Randomness): PIXILLATION, OLYMPIAD, UFOS, ENIGMA, GOOGOLPLEX (B/W), APOTHEOSIS, AFFINITIES, KINESIS, ALAE, METAMORPHOSIS. [Note: It is currently unclear to which extent Knowlton and Schwartz did actually collaborate.] These films were shown in about thirty film festivals throughout the 1970’s. |
1978 |
Collaborated with Emmanuel Ghent on the electronic film , BAOBAB. 20 min, combining Ghent’s electronic music and Knowlton’s images produced by the SFERES system showing the progressive growth of a monstrous planetoid object. |
1965 |
Talk “Computer-Produced Movies,” Columbia Engineering Centennial Symposium, New York. |
1966 to 1972 |
Member of the Board of the American Science Film Association. |
1967 |
Talk on “BEFLIX Techniques,” Conference on Computer Animation, Education Development Center, Newton, MA. |
1968 |
Participated in the exhibition Cybernetic Serendipity, at Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. |
1968 |
Participated in Experiments in Art and Technology SHOW, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY |
1970 to 1975 |
Conducted Workshops on BEFLIX & EXPLOR at various Universities in the USA (East Michigan University, Syracuse; University of Minnesota; City University of New York). |
1971 |
Visiting Professor of Computer Graphics, University of California, Santa Cruz. |
1971 to 1975 |
Won numerous awards for collaboratively made art films with Lillian Schwartz. |
1971 |
ART EX MACHINA (6-artist portfolio) G.Gheerbrant curator,Montreal |
1971 |
COMPUTER ART AND MUSIC EXHIBITION, University of Minnesota. |
1972 to 1982 |
Member of National Committee for Electrical Engineering Films. |
1972 |
NINTH ANNUAL AVANTGARDE FESTIVAL, New York City. |
1972 |
OBERLIN COMPUTER ART EXHIBITION, Oberlin, Ohio. |
1972 |
CANADIAN COMPUTER ART EXHIBITION, Montreal, Canada. |
1974 |
INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER ART EXHIBITION, Montreal, Canada. |
1974 |
THE SDL COLLECTION (8-artist travelling exhibit), Gheerbrant curator, Montreal,Canada. |
1975 to 1977 |
An ACM National lecturer on computer graphics. |
1975 |
IMPRESSIONS, Summit Art Center, Summit, New Jersey. |
1975 |
CANADIAN COMPUTER SHOW ART EXHIBITION, Toronto, Canada. |
1975 |
THE ART & SKILL OF PEOPLE USING COMPUTERS, IBM. |
1976 |
COMPUTER GRAPHICS ART EXHIBITION, NCC, New York. |
1978 |
ART OF THE SPACE ERA, Huntsville Museum of Art, Alabama, USA. |
1979 |
COMPUTER ART EXHIBITION, Westlake Gallery, White Plains, NY. |
1979 |
Year’s Honorary Life Member, Computer Arts Society, London. |
1980 onwards |
SIGGRAPH ART SHOWS (several of the annual SIGGRAPH conferences) |
1980 |
Distinguished Visiting Professor, New Mexico State University. |
1980 |
ART IN / ART OUT – Ukranian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Illinois. |
1980 |
U.S. EMBASSY SHOW, Stockholm, Sweden. |
1980 |
BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARTMOBILE, Bucks County, PA. |
1982 |
COMPUTER ART EXHIBIT AND FESTIVAL, Lehigh Univ, Bethlehem, PA. |
1984 |
COMPUTERS IN ART & DESIGN, RESEARCH & EDUCATION, San Jose, CA. |
1987 |
ARTISTS IN THE COMPUTER AGE, M.I.T. Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
1998 |
LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD, Waterfront Museum, NY Harbor, NY. |
1998 |
SIGGRAPH 25th ANNIVERSARY ART SHOW, Orlando, FL. |
1999 |
SNOW SHOW, Greater Derry Arts Council, Opera House, Derry, NH. |
1999 |
ELECTRONIC RITUALS (7-person retro), Intermedia Arts, St. Paul MN. |
1999 |
SHARE OUR VISION, Arts Institute Group, Lawrence Heritage St. Pk, MA. |
2002 |
CONGLOMERATIONS (Society of American Mosaic Artists), Orangeburg SC. |
2008 |
IMAGING BY NUMBERS, Block Museum of Art, Illinois. |