The heroes who paved the way mathematics is recognized to the point eloquently in David Rogers's An Introduction to NURBS with Historical Perspective. Rogers himself is a figure in the history of computer graphics, after writing the Mathematical Elements for Computer Graphics and Procedural Elements for Computer Graphics. With seven chapters, starting with "Curve and Surface Representation" through "B-Spline Curves" to "Bzier Surface," is comprehensive primary book for those working towards an understanding of computer graphics modeling. What really sets this book apart from other texts, however, is the closure of each chapter, in which readers get a historical perspective the current state of art in mathematical curves and surfaces, in part, written by figures such as Robin Forrest (curve Bzier) , Rich Riesenfeld (B-splines), and Lewis Knapp (rational B-splines).