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Edward Tufte

Edward Tufte

American Educator

Born: Mar 14, 1942

Cognitive Long Nature Think Thinking Work

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I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound - indeed, so deep and profound that it is worthwhile to understand them in order to design our displays in accord with those tasks. Edward Tufte

Believe Design Our Indeed Those Worthwhile Some Understand Accord Tasks Order Them Deep Universal Cognitive Profound

A practical part of my teaching is to provide demonstrative, hands-on experiences. Edward Tufte

Part Practical Provide Hands-On Experiences Teaching

My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director. Edward Tufte

Life Director Engineer Father His Governments Public Worked Works

I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others. Edward Tufte

Truth Hope Think Others Side Some Some Things Generous Am Intellectual Than Truths Closer Certainly Tolerant Things

A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity. Edward Tufte

Become Minor Celebrity Curious Consequence

I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work. Edward Tufte

Work Important Style Think Software Imposing Workers Avoiding Cognitive

The point of the essay is to change things. Edward Tufte

Change Change Things Point Essay Things

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