Book Details History of Visual Magic in Computers

摘要

Computer graphics is used in a wide variety of industries, from automotive design to movies, architecture, games, molecular design, and simulation/visualization of imaginary worlds and atomic bombs. If you have ever wondered, "How do they do that?"you can now satisfy your curiosity with The History of Visual Magic in Computers by distinguished computer graphics analyst Dr. Jon Peddie. The 448-page book (which includes 369 illustrations) takes readers through a trip in history, tracing exciting discoveries that laid the foundation for the development of using 3D in computers. "Thousands of people over thousands of years have developed the building blocks and made the discoveries in mathematics and science to make 3D magic possible," says Dr. Peddie. "This book is dedicated to all of them and tells a little of their story."