The New York Institute of Technology (also known as NYIT and New York Tech) is a private, co-educational college in New York in the USA and is the birthplace of the 3D computer animation system. The college has three New York campuses, two on Long Island and one on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, as well as global locations. The NYIT Computer Graphics Lab is listed in history as one of the top computer graphics research and development groups i...
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The New York Institute of Technology (also known as NYIT and New York Tech) is a private, co-educational college in New York in the USA and is the birthplace of the 3D computer animation system. The college has three New York campuses, two on Long Island and one on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, as well as global locations. The NYIT Computer Graphics Lab is listed in history as one of the top computer graphics research and development groups in the world.
The founders of NYIT, and in particular Dr. Alexander Schure, Ph.D., started the institute with the purpose of creating a career-oriented school that focused on giving students the training necessary to succeed in their chosen careers. NYIT began operations in 1955 at 500 Pacific Street in Brooklyn, N.Y. with only nine students.
The function of higher education was highly debated at the time. There was growing concern that American schools and colleges were failing to meet critical national demands, particularly the need for...
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