Michael Diamond: Rogues, Rebels, and Revolutionaries — A History of Data Visualization In-Person
The unCOMMON Salon Series
Tuesday, April 9th at 6:00 PM | Bobst Library, 7th Floor, Avery Fisher Center, Room 745
The practice of data visualization emerged in the eighteenth century as a discipline tied to science and political economy. Over the next few centuries the field was driven by a series of radical innovators. They used their innate creativity and natural instinct for storytelling, harnessed to the power of human vision, to invent, re-make and literally re-shape the graphs and charts we know and love today. This talk explores the story of pioneers such as William Playfair, Charles Minard, Florence Nightingale, W.E.B. Du Bois, John Tukey and Hans Rosling — who not only charted the course for the discipline, but used data visualization to drive change in society and find a signal in the noise.
Light refreshments will be served. Open to the Public.
- Date:
- Tuesday, April 9, 2019
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Avery Fisher Center (AFC)
- Libraries:
- Bobst Library
- Type:
- Library Event