Atlas of Science
Visualizing What We Know
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2010
Summary
Science maps that can help us understand and navigate the immense amount of results generated by today’s science and technology.Cartographic maps have guided our explorations for centuries, allowing us to navigate the world. Science maps have the potential to guide our search for knowledge in the same way, allowing us to visualize scientific results. Science maps help us navigate, understand, and communicate the dynamic and changing structure of science and technology-help us make sense of th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262014458 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262014459 |
| Author: | Katy Börner |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 2.45kg |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 330mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Atlas of Science |
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…I am enthusiastic about this exhibition. For anyone interested in visualization, maps or science, it is a veritable cornucopia and the author is to be congratulated for the imagination and energy she has put into the project.
– Professor Tom Wilson, Editor-in-Chief, Information ResearchThis book and its complementary online exhibit are recommended as an educational source for getting a broader understanding of scientific visualization…This book is recommended for high school, academic, and large public libraries and it should be on the shelves of those interested in the connection between the graphic arts and the sciences.
– Nestor L. Osorio * Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship *This book has a wide potential audience, including laypersons interested in science, undergraduates, graduate students, and practitioners. It should also adorn coffee tables in science departments around the world.
– R.A. Kolvoord, James Madison University * CHOICE *About The Author
Katy Börner
Katy B rner is Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science, Leader of the Information Visualization Lab, and Founding Director of the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center at Indiana University Bloomington. She is the author of Atlas of Science- Visualizing What We Know and the coauthor of Visual Insights- A Practical Guide to Making Sense of Data, both published by the MIT Press.
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