Steven Anson Coons

Steven Anson Coons
Known forConic curve analyses
Bézier surface patches (Coons patch)
The Little Red Book (1967)
computer graphics
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsChance Vought Aircraft Company
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Syracuse University
Notable studentsIvan Sutherland
Lawrence Roberts
Nicholas Negroponte

Steven Anson Coons (March 7, 1912 – August 1979) was an early pioneer in the field of computer graphics methods. He was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the mechanical engineering department. After leaving MIT, he was a professor at Syracuse University. Coons had a vision of interactive graphics as a design tool to aid the engineer.

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