A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication

by Howard Wainer and Michael Friendly

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674975235
• ISBN13: 9780674975231
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"