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Diagrams that changed the world
- ern 16y agoThe article is interesting, but the layout is very confusing. I was quite confused when I saw (what turned out to be) a sidebar about the Pioneer plaque in the middle of the section on the Argand Diagram. The section heading "Diagram of Deaths" also seemed to be misplaced, and I was confused about the link between complex numbers and death, till I got to the next section about Florence Nightingale and pie charts.
- theclay 16y agoHow is the periodic table not in there?
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoAn article about diagrams, missing most of the diagrams. Takeaway: Florence Nightingale was responsible for the Pie Chart.
- dandelany 16y agoTechnically, it's not a pie chart, it's a rose diagram or polar area diagram. More info here: http://vis.stanford.edu/protovis/ex/crimea-rose.html http://vis.stanford.edu/protovis/ex/crimea-rose.html