Background
Bresenham, Jack Elton was born on October 11, 1937 in Clovis, New Mexico, United States. Son of Floyd Gordon and Mary Jane (Horne) Bresenham.
consultant computer science educator
Bresenham, Jack Elton was born on October 11, 1937 in Clovis, New Mexico, United States. Son of Floyd Gordon and Mary Jane (Horne) Bresenham.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University New Mexico, 1959. Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, 1964.
Bresenham retired from 27 years of service at International Business Machines Corporation as a Senior Technical Staff Member in 1987. He taught for 16 years at Winthrop University and has nine patents. He has three children: Janet, Linda, and David.
Bresenham"s line algorithm, developed in 1962, is his most well-known innovation.
lieutenant determines which points on a 2-dimensional raster should be plotted in order to form a straight line between two given points, and is commonly used to draw lines on a computer screen. lieutenant is one of the earliest algorithms discovered in the field of computer graphics.
The Midpoint circle algorithm shares some similarities to his line algorithm and is known as Bresenham"s circle algorithm. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1964
MSIE, Stanford University, 1960
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 1959.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Association for Computing Machinery (member special interest group on graphics), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Sigma Tau, Pi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Barbara June Hunt, June 1957 (deceased September 1963). Children: Janet Lyn, Craig Elton (deceased September 1963). Married Nancy Jo Bull, September 1966.
Children: Linda Jo, David Floyd.