About the Author

Ron Goldman has been a professor of computer science at Rice University since 1990. Previously he worked in industry, solving problems in computer graphics, geometric modeling, and computer-aided design. He served as a mathematician at Manufacturing Data Systems Inc., where he helped implement one of the first industrial solid-modeling systems. Later he was employed as a senior design engineer at Ford Motor Company, enhancing the capabilities of their corporate graphics and computer-aided design software. From Ford, Dr. Goldman moved to Control Data Corporation as a principal consultant for the development group devoted to computer-aided design and manufacturing. He left Control Data Corporation in 1987 to become an associate ...

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