An Interview with Edward R. Tufte

摘要

Widely read in many areas, including technical communication, Edward R. Tufte is arguably the preeminent authority on data and statistical visualization. His influential book, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1983), appeared over two decades ago. Since then, two additional books, Envisioning Information (1990) and Visual Explanations (1997), along with a provocative, critical essay on Microsoft's PowerPoint (2003) software, have established Tufte as one of the most visible of thinkers in a rapidly growing field.