Absent from his bio (and the wikipedia article) is his role in the construction of the Vegreville Pysanka(egg)[0]

"Robert McDermott and Jim Blinn are jointly responsible for the precise mathematics and computer programming which implemented the geometric concept Accomplishment of the highly sophisticated and complex mathematics brought to a close the long-sought-after geometric definition of the faceted Egg." [1]

Came across this little tidbit of information reading the information plaque when my dad was showing us around town. Imagine my surprise coming across the name of probably my first computer graphics books from university.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegreville_egg

[1] http://www.ronresch.org/ronresch/the-egg/easter-egg-booklet/...