A concise introduction to scientific visualization : past, present, and future

Scientific visualization has always been an integral part of discovery, starting first with simplified drawings of the pre-Enlightenment and progressing to present day. Mathematical formalism often supersedes visual methods, but their use is at the core of the mental process. As historical examples,...

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Main Authors Hollister, Brad Eric, Pang, Alex
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer 2022
Springer International Publishing AG
Springer International Publishing
Edition1
Subjects
Computer Graphics
Computer Science
History of Computing
Information visualization
Science
Science > Data processing
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Visualization
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ISBN3030864189
9783030864187
DOI10.1007/978-3-030-86419-4

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Summary:Scientific visualization has always been an integral part of discovery, starting first with simplified drawings of the pre-Enlightenment and progressing to present day. Mathematical formalism often supersedes visual methods, but their use is at the core of the mental process. As historical examples, a spatial description of flow led to electromagnetic theory, and without visualization of crystals, structural chemistry would not exist. With the advent of computer graphics technology, visualization has become a driving force in modern computing. A Concise Introduction to Scientific Visualization - Past, Present, and Future serves as a primer to visualization without assuming prior knowledge. It discusses both the history of visualization in scientific endeavour, and how scientific visualization is currently shaping the progress of science as a multi-disciplinary domain.  
ISBN:3030864189
9783030864187
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-86419-4