Background
Cook was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and educated at Duke University and Cornell University.
Cook was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and educated at Duke University and Cornell University.
Bachelor of Surgery in physics, 1973, Duke University, North Carolina
Master of Surgery in computer graphics, 1981, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
His contributions are considered to be highly influential in the field of animated arts While at Cornell, Cook worked with Donald P. Greenberg. Robert Cook was involved with Lucasfilm and later had the position as Vice President of Software Engineering at Pixar Animation Studios.