Apart from Ed Catmull, there are several other computer scientists who have made significant contributions to animation. Some of them include James Blinn, known for his work on the Apollo space project and the Voyager project; Loren Carpenter, who developed the fractal landscape generation technique; and Robert Cook, who developed the shading language used in Pixar's RenderMan. Additionally, Pat Hanrahan, a founding employee of Pixar, has made significant contributions to rendering techniques.
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