James Blinn

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/James_Blinn
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:SIGGRAPH_Computer_Graphics_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Steven_Anson_Coons_Award
gptkbp:birthYear 1949
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Ivan_Sutherland
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkbp:employer gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:data_visualization
computer graphics
gptkbp:hasWritten Jim Blinn's Corner (column in IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications)
Dirty Pixels (book)
Notation, Notation, Notation (book)
Jim Blinn's Corner: A Trip Down the Graphics Pipeline (book)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Blinn
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Blinn-Phong_shading_model
bump mapping
environment mapping
work on Carl Sagan's Cosmos
work on NASA's computer graphics
work on Voyager project
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Marc_Levoy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:computer_scientist
computer graphics expert
gptkbp:spouse Tina Blinn
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Joblove
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7