COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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Why did Martin Newell choose the teapot model?
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He was having tea with his wife when the idea came to him
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He was having dinner when the idea came to him
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He was having lunch with his wife when the idea came to him
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He asked his team for ideas and they came up with it
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The teapot shape contained a number of elements that made it ideal for the graphics experiments of the time: it was round, contained saddle points, had a genus greater than zero because of the hole in the handle, could project a shadow on itself, and could be displayed accurately without a surface texture.
Detailed explanation-2: -These days, the Utah teapot has achieved legendary status. It’s a built-in shape in many 3D graphics software packages used for testing, benchmarking, and demonstration.
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