The Vietnamese Computer Scientist Who Made Toy Story Possible
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#2Thanks for sharing. I always wondered who was behind Phong shading algorithm.
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#3Never knew who developed Phong shading. I was asking myself why was it named like that but I didn't bother to search.
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#4Tremendous story, a well researched personal destiny as well as an introduction to the geopolitics of the last century. One takeaway is how obviously poisonous substances (Agent Orange) were sprayed over large swathes of land in Vietnam and elsewhere for military tactical purposes, causing medical conditions of varying severity for 3 out of 4 million people affected in Vietnam. It was heavily criticized at the time, as it could be suspected of being harmful to humans as well as the forests and crops that were targeted, but it did not stop the program. [0].
R.I.P. Bùi Tường Phong.
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#6Tremendous story, a well researched personal destiny as well as an introduction to the geopolitics of the last century. One takeaway is how obviously poisonous substances (Agent Orange) were sprayed over large swathes of land in Vietnam and elsewhere for military tactical purposes, causing medical conditions of varying severity for 3 out of 4 million people affected in Vietnam. It was heavily criticized at the time,…
It was chemical warfare. If you've seen the birth defects and health effects, it's shocking.
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#7I came across this guy last week when I was learning about implementing basic lighting in shaders and Phong lighting is the starter for that. So I looked him up and what a tragic story.
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#8Didn't know his connection with sutherland nor his personal life. Thanks
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#9Ohhhhhhh this is where Phong lighting comes from! Legend!
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