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The History of the Gpu - Steps to Invention Paperback – 2 January 2023

Jon Peddie . Springer Nature . English

This is the first book in a three-part series that traces the development of the GPU. Initially developed for games the GPU can now be found in cars, supercomputers, watches, game consoles and more. GPU concepts go back to the 1970s when computer graphics was developed for computer-aided design of automobiles and airplanes. Early computer graphics systems were adopted by the film industry and simulators for airplanes and high energy physics—exploding nuclear bombs in computers instead of the atmosphere. A GPU has an integrated transform and lighting engine, but these were not available until the end of the 1990s. Heroic and historic companies expanded the development and capabilities of the graphics controller in pursuit of the ultimate device, a fully integrated self-contained GPU. Fifteen companies worked on building the first fully integrated GPU, some succeeded in the console, and Northbridge segments, and Nvidia was the first to offer a fully integrated GPU for the PC. Today the GPU can be found in every platform that involves a computer and a user interface.

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About the Author

Dr. Jon Peddie is one of the pioneers of the graphics industry, and formed Jon Peddie Research (JPR) to provide customer intimate consulting and market forecasting services. Peddie lectures at numerous conferences on topics pertaining to graphics technology and the emerging trends in digital media technology. Recently named one of the most influential analysts, regularly advises investors in the technology sector. Frequently quoted in trade and business publications, he was the president of The Siggraph Pioneers, and contributes articles to numerous publications as well as appearing on CNN, TechTV, and Future Talk TV. And in 2015, he was given the Life Time Achievement award from the CAAD society. He is an advisor to the Siggraph Executive Committee, and in 2018 he was accepted as an ACM Distinguished Speaker. Peddie has published hundreds of papers, to date; Dr. Peddie has authored and contributed to no less than thirteen books in his career. His most recent, "The History of the GPU Series.” Peddie is also the author of several books including: • The History of the GPU - Steps to Invention (2022) • The History of the GPU - New Developments (2022) • The History of the GPU - Eras and Environment (2022) • Graphics User Interfaces and Graphics Standards (1992) • High Resolution Graphics Display Systems (1994) • Multimedia and Graphics Controllers (1994) • The History of Visual Magic in Computers (2013) • Augmented Reality (2017) • Contributor to Advances in Modeling, Animation, and Rendering (2002) • Contributing Editor, Handbook of Visual Display Technology (2009) • Contributor to State of the Art in Computer Graphics, Visualization and Visual Analytics (2012) • Contributor to Imaging the Future and Building it (2012) • Contributor to Expanding the Frontier of Visual Analytics and Visualization (2012) • Contributor to Production Pipeline Fundamentals For Games And Film (2013) • Contributing Editor, Handbook of Visual Display Technology (2015) Professional status • Professional Engineer, Control Systems, CA, 1983 • Senior Member, IEEE, 1963, life time member • Senior Member ACM, since 1970; President Siggraph Pioneers • FCC second class, 1960

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