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Paul de Casteljau: The story of my adventure: From an autobiographical letter

  • Paul de Faget de Casteljau (19.11.1930 - 24.3.2022) has left us an extensive autobiography, written in 1997. In 19 sections, he takes us through his eventful life which he describes with wit and humor. We read about his youth in occupied France and his education at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. He describes in detail various episodes from his time at Citroën, the situation during and after the discovery of his now famous algorithm, the takeover by Peugeot, his ban from working on CAD and his corporate rehabilitation thanks to his advances in polar forms and quaternions. His memoirs end with his departure from Citroën and his first invited talks at academic conferences. The paper contains the transcribed French original, its English translation and numerous notes and annotations. The handwritten text is available as a digital supplement.

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Author:Andreas MüllerORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cagd.2024.102278
Parent Title (English):Computer Aided Geometric Design
Publisher:Elsevier
Place of publication:Amsterdam
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2024/03/05
Year of first Publication:2024
Tag:De Casteljau algorithm, Blossoming, Quaternions, Organisational culture, Citroën, History of CAD
Volume:2024
Article Number:102278
Number of pages:52 Seiten
Institutes:Fakultät Betriebswirtschaft
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik
Open Access:open_access
Research focus:FSP4: Soziale Innovationen
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Publication Lists:Müller, Andreas
Publication reviewed:begutachtet
Release Date:2024/03/06
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