Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and NarrativeVisual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative is about pictures of verbs, the representation of mechanism and motion, process and dynamics, causes and effects, explanation and narrative. Practical applications and examples include statistical graphics, charts for making important decisions in engineering and medicine, technical manuals, diagrams, design of computer interfaces and websites and on-line manuals, animations and scientific visualizations, techniques for talks, and design strategies for enhancing the rate of information transfer in print, presentations, and computer screens. The use of visual evidence in deciding to launch the space shuttle Challenger is discussed in careful detail. Video snapshots show redesigns of a supercomputer animation of a thunderstorm. The book is designed and printed to the highest standards, with luscious color throughout and four built-in flaps for showing motion and before/after effects. |
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Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative Edward R. Tufte. 6211 HISTORY OF O - RING DAMAGE ON SRM FIELD JOINTS Cross Sectional View Top View OCT 30 , 1985 Erosion Perimeter 61A LH Center Field ** AFT r / Field SRM Depth No. ( in ...
Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative Edward R. Tufte. 6211 HISTORY OF O - RING DAMAGE ON SRM FIELD JOINTS Cross Sectional View Top View OCT 30 , 1985 Erosion Perimeter 61A LH Center Field ** AFT r / Field SRM Depth No. ( in ...
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... O - ring distress and temperature , those involved in the debate concluded that they didn't have enough data to ... O - ring condition for all previous launches . Entries are ordered by the possible cause , temperature , from coolest to ...
... O - ring distress and temperature , those involved in the debate concluded that they didn't have enough data to ... O - ring condition for all previous launches . Entries are ordered by the possible cause , temperature , from coolest to ...
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... O - Ring = Primary O - Ring Blowby PCSSCA , volume v , p . 895 . 39 Most accounts of the Challenger re- produce a scatterplot that apparently demonstrates the analytical failure of the pre - launch debate . This graph depicts only launches ...
... O - Ring = Primary O - Ring Blowby PCSSCA , volume v , p . 895 . 39 Most accounts of the Challenger re- produce a scatterplot that apparently demonstrates the analytical failure of the pre - launch debate . This graph depicts only launches ...
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