Early CGI part 3 – John Whitney ‘Catalog’ (1961), ‘Matrix III'(1972), ‘Arabesque’ (1975)

John Whitney (Animator)

Early CGI part 2 – ‘The Quest for Realism’, by James Blinn (1980)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Blinn

Early CGI part 1- ‘The Works’ (1979 – 86)

Purportedly the worlds first (albeit uncompleted) CGI movie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Works_(film)