Edward R. Tufte
Statistician/visualizer/artist Edward Tufte is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Statistics, and Computer Science at Yale University. He wrote, designed, and self-published 5 classic books on data visualization.
The New York Times described Tufte as the "Leonardo da Vinci of data," and Bloomberg as the "Galileo of graphics."
Having completed his book Seeing With Fresh Eyes: Meaning, Space, Data, Truth, ET is now constructing a 234-acre tree farm and sculpture park in northwest Connecticut, which will show his artworks and remain open space in perpetuity.
He founded Graphics Press, ET Modern Gallery/Studio, and Hogpen Hill Farms.
Books Edward R. Tufte has authored
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
by Edward R. Tufte • February 14, 2001 • Science & Math
The classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations...
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Visual Explanations
by Edward R. Tufte • January 14, 1997 • History
Describes design strategies - the proper arrangement in space and time of images, words, and numbers - for presenting informati...
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