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Lines, Bars and Circles: How William Playfair Invented Graphs

ISBN-13: 9781771385701

Contributor(s): Helaine Becker (author), Marie-Eve Tremblay (illustrated by)

Subject: General Fiction (Children's / Teenage)

Publisher Imprint: Kids Can Press

Publication Date: 06-04-2017

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£16.99

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About the book

More than 250 years ago, William Playfair was a dreamer who saw the world differently from other people. Early on, he attempted to apply his unique perspective to a series of career opportunities, although unfortunately only resulted in failure. Then, while writing a book about economics, Will's innovative vision inspired an idea that would set him apart: he created the first modern line graph. These infographic inventions provided a way for numbers to be seen as pictures, which made them easier to understand and to remember- thus changing the way the world would interact with data forever.