Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Edward Tufte
Born: March 14, 1942 (age 83)
Bio: Edward Rolf Tufte is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University. He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualization.
Known for:
- Envisioning Information (1990)
- Beautiful Evidence (2006)
- Visual Explanations (1986)