Ray Tracing from the Ground Up

Acknowledgments

It’s traditional for authors to start by thanking their long-suffering families. This is not a tradition I’m about to break. First, my thanks go to my wife, Eileen, without whose support this book would not have been written. Eileen read the whole book about three times, and then the proofs, corrected innumerable grammar mistakes, improved my writing, and did a lot of work on the index. She did all the cooking and housework through this period, while completing her own diploma studies, and watched in despair as the number of urgent repair jobs on the house grew and grew. As a result, I probably have about a year’s work of repairs awaiting me.

My son Chris provided expert help with Adobe Illustrator and did all the curves in the ...