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'''Pierre Étienne Bézier''' (September 1, 1910 – November 25, 1999; [ˈpjɛʁ eˈtjɛn beˈzje]) was a French [[engineer]] and one of the founders of the fields of solid, geometric and physical modeling as well as in the field of representing curves, especially in CAD/CAM systems. | '''Pierre Étienne Bézier''' (September 1, 1910 – November 25, 1999; [ˈpjɛʁ eˈtjɛn beˈzje]) was a French [[engineer]] and one of the founders of the fields of solid, geometric and physical modeling as well as in the field of representing curves, especially in CAD/CAM systems. | ||
| − | + | == Biography == | |
| + | As an engineer at Renault, he became a leader in the transformation of design and manufacturing, through [[mathematics]] and computing tools, into computer-aided design and three-dimensional modeling. | ||
Bézier patented and popularized the [[Bézier curve|Bézier curves]] and [[Bézier surface|Bézier surfaces]] that are now used in most computer-aided design and [[computer graphics]] systems. | Bézier patented and popularized the [[Bézier curve|Bézier curves]] and [[Bézier surface|Bézier surfaces]] that are now used in most computer-aided design and [[computer graphics]] systems. | ||
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* [[Computer graphics]] | * [[Computer graphics]] | ||
* [[Engineer]] | * [[Engineer]] | ||
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* [[Spline (mathematics)]] | * [[Spline (mathematics)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:27, 29 March 2016
Pierre Étienne Bézier (September 1, 1910 – November 25, 1999; [ˈpjɛʁ eˈtjɛn beˈzje]) was a French engineer and one of the founders of the fields of solid, geometric and physical modeling as well as in the field of representing curves, especially in CAD/CAM systems.
Biography
As an engineer at Renault, he became a leader in the transformation of design and manufacturing, through mathematics and computing tools, into computer-aided design and three-dimensional modeling.
Bézier patented and popularized the Bézier curves and Bézier surfaces that are now used in most computer-aided design and computer graphics systems.
See also
External links
- Pierre Bézier @ Wikipedia
