Born 1942, Kansas City.
Edward Rolf Tufte is a Professor Emeritus of Statistics, Graphic Design and Political Economy at Yale University, the New York Times described his as the "Leonardo da Vinci of Data".
His best-known books are Envisioning Information and The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.His books include hundreads and hundreads of devices and techniques for showing complex information via visual means, some include statistical graphics, timetables, data maps and relational graphics.
The level of his knowledge and expertise is astounding and without some of his communicative devices the world would be a very different place.
www.edwardtufte.com
www.wikipedia.orgEdward Rolf Tufte is a Professor Emeritus of Statistics, Graphic Design and Political Economy at Yale University, the New York Times described his as the "Leonardo da Vinci of Data".
His best-known books are Envisioning Information and The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.His books include hundreads and hundreads of devices and techniques for showing complex information via visual means, some include statistical graphics, timetables, data maps and relational graphics.
The level of his knowledge and expertise is astounding and without some of his communicative devices the world would be a very different place.
www.edwardtufte.comwww.salon.com
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