•The term “computer graphics” was coined in 1960 by
William Fetter to describe new
design methods he was pursuing at Boeing.
•He created a series of widely reproduced images on a pen
plotter exploring cockpit design,
using a 3D model of a human body.
“Perhaps the best way to define
computer graphics is to find out what it is not. It is not a machine. It is not a computer, nor a group of computer
programs. It is not the know-how of a graphic designer, a programmer, a writer, a motion picture specialist,
or a reproduction specialist.
Computer graphics is all these – a
consciously managed
and documented technology directed toward communicating information accurately
and descriptively.”
Computer Graphics, by William A. Fetter, 1966
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