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A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication

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Book Synopsis: A comprehensive history of data visualization—its origins, rise, and effects on the ways we think about and solve problems.

With complex information everywhere, graphics have become indispensable to our daily lives. Navigation apps show real-time, interactive traffic data. A color-coded map of exit polls details election balloting down to the county level. Charts communicate stock market trends, government spending, and the dangers of epidemics. A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication tells the story of how graphics left the exclusive confines of scientific research and became ubiquitous. As data visualization spread, it changed the way we think.

Michael Friendly and Howard Wainer take us back to the beginnings of graphic communication in the mid-seventeenth century, when the Dutch cartographer Michael Florent van Langren created the first chart of statistical data, which showed estimates of the distance from Rome to Toledo. By 1786 William Playfair had invented the line graph and bar chart to explain trade imports and exports. In the nineteenth century, the “golden age” of data display, graphics found new uses in tracking disease outbreaks and understanding social issues. Friendly and Wainer make the case that the explosion in graphical communication both reinforced and was advanced by a cognitive revolution: visual thinking. Across disciplines, people realized that information could be conveyed more effectively by visual displays than by words or tables of numbers.

Through stories and illustrations, A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication details the 400-year evolution of an intellectual framework that has become essential to both science and society at large.

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Are you ready to revolutionize the way you think and solve problems? Look no further than "A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication". This comprehensive book takes you on a journey through the origins and rise of data visualization, showing you how it has become indispensable in our daily lives. From real-time traffic data to stock market trends, graphics have changed the way we navigate the complexities of our world.

With Michael Friendly and Howard Wainer as your guides, you'll be transported back in time to the mid-seventeenth century when the Dutch cartographer Michael Florent van Langren created the first chart of statistical data. Discover how William Playfair revolutionized data display with the invention of the line graph and bar chart in 1786. The "golden age" of data visualization in the nineteenth century opened up new possibilities for understanding disease outbreaks and social issues.

"A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication" argues that this explosion in graphical communication was not just a coincidence but intertwined with a cognitive revolution - visual thinking. Across various disciplines, it became evident that information can be effectively conveyed through visual displays. Why rely on words or tables of numbers when you can paint a clear picture?

Through compelling stories and captivating illustrations, this book details the 400-year evolution of an intellectual framework that has become essential to both science and society at large. Don't miss your chance to be part of this revolution! Unlock the power of visual thinking and reshape your approach to solving problems. Order your copy of "A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication" today! Order Now

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