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Computer Graphics

Techniques and Applications

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  • © 1969

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Editors:
  1. R. D. Parslow

    1. Department of Computer Science, Brunel University, Uxbridge, England

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  2. R. W. Prowse

    1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Brunel University, Uxbridge, England

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  3. R. Elliot Green

    1. Online Conferences Ltd., Uxbridge, England

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Systems, Equipment, Techniques, and Trends

    1. Front Matter

      Pages xv-xv
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    2. What Has Computer Graphics to Offer?

      • Samuel M. Matsa
      Pages 1-6

    3. Computer Graphics Hardware Techniques

      • D. R. Evans
      Pages 7-15

    4. Computer Graphics Software Techniques

      • S. Bird
      Pages 17-27

    5. Interactive Software Techniques

      • A. R. Rundle
      Pages 29-39

    6. Computer Display System Tradeoffs

      • Harry H. Poole
      Pages 41-59

    7. Computer Graphics in the United States

      • C. Machover
      Pages 61-83

    8. The U.K. Scene

      • F. E. Taylor
      Pages 85-89

    9. Low Cost Graphics

      • Murray A. Ruben
      Pages 91-97

    10. Remote Display Terminals

      • R. Elliot Green
      Pages 99-107

  3. Applications, Installations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1
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    2. Graphical Computer Aided Programming Systems

      • C. W. Gear
      Pages 109-117

    3. Alphanumeric Terminals for Management Information

      • A. E. P. Fitz
      Pages 119-123

    4. Computer Graphics Used for Architectural Design and Costing

      • P. E. Walter
      Pages 125-133

    5. Graphical Output in a Research Establishment

      • F. M. Larkin
      Pages 135-140

    6. Appendix to Graphical Output in a Research Establishment

      • F. M. Larkin
      Pages 141-148

    7. High Energy Physics Applications

      • P. M. Blackall, J. C. Lassalle, C. Vandoni, A. Yule
      Pages 149-159

    8. Mechanical Design Using Graphics

      • B. T. Torson
      Pages 161-167

    9. Electronic Design Using Graphics

      • D. C. McDouall
      Pages 169-177
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About this book

About four or five years ago one began to hear about the enormous interest being taken in on-line consoles and displays. Nothing much was done with them, but computer men felt that this was the way computing ought to go: one might dispense with cards, and overcome many of the problems of man-machine communication. It quickly appeared that, as with computers, there had been a great under­ estimation of the amount of work involved, of the difficulties of programming, and of the cost. So it began to emerge that graphics was not the ultimate answer, in spite of superb demonstrations where one might watch a square being converted into a cube and then rotated. But my mind goes back to 1951 and the first computers. There, there were demonstrations of arithmetic speed and storage facility; but not much idea of actual use. However, we now understand how to use computers, and in the last year or two, significant developments in the field of graphics have led to genuine applications, and economic benefits. The equipment is still expensive, but it is becoming cheaper, more uses are being found, and f believe that we are just at the stage when the subject is gaining momentum, to become, like computers, a field of immense importance.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Science, Brunel University, Uxbridge, England

    R. D. Parslow

  • Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Brunel University, Uxbridge, England

    R. W. Prowse

  • Online Conferences Ltd., Uxbridge, England

    R. Elliot Green

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Computer Graphics

  • Book Subtitle: Techniques and Applications

  • Editors: R. D. Parslow, R. W. Prowse, R. Elliot Green

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8586-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Publishing Company Ltd. 1969

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-8588-2Published: 26 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-8586-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 234

  • Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Computer Graphics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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