Pierre Bézier
Pierre Bézier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 September 1910 |
| Died | 25 November 1999 (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 |
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. 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.