Pierre Bézier
French mathematician (1910–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre Étienne Bézier (1 September 1910 – 25 November 1999; [pjɛʁ etjɛn bezje]) was a French engineer and one of the founders of the fields of solid, geometric and physical modelling as well as in the field of representing curves, especially in computer-aided design and manufacturing systems.[1] 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.[1]
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Pierre Bézier | |
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Born | (1910-09-01)1 September 1910 |
Died | 25 November 1999(1999-11-25) (aged 89) |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers École Supérieure d'Électricité Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie |
Known for | Bézier curve Bézier surface Computer-aided manufacturing UNISURF |
Awards | Steven A. Coons Award (1985) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Renault Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers |
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Bézier patented and popularized the Bézier curves and Bézier surfaces that are now used in most computer-aided design and computer graphics systems.