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Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice
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<p><i>Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice</i> is a <a href="/facts/Textbook/9sunkH2y">textbook</a> written by <a href="/facts/James_D._Foley/QqCqlvvw">James D. Foley</a>, <a href="/facts/Andries_van_Dam/1FaDkcSa">Andries van Dam</a>, <a href="/facts/Steven_K._Feiner/oVSH4G17">Steven K. Feiner</a>, <a href="/facts/John_F._Hughes_(computer_scientist)/871r4e6D">John Hughes</a>, Morgan McGuire, David F. Sklar, and <a href="/facts/Kurt_Akeley/PJH38zr8">Kurt Akeley</a> and published by <a href="/facts/Addison%25E2%2580%2593Wesley/A7UFATEG">Addison–Wesley</a>. First published in 1982 as <i>Fundamentals of Interactive Computer Graphics</i>, it is widely considered a classic standard reference book on the topic of <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics_(computer_science)/J9aVQo5C">computer graphics</a>. It is sometimes known as <i>the bible of computer graphics</i> (due to its size). </p>