Edward Tufte Quotes


The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm.


Citations

Tufte, Edward R. The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint. Graphics Press, 2003, p. 26.

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Edward Tufte
Edward Tufte
  • Born: March 14, 1942
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Professor, Statistician, Writer, Sculptor

Edward Rolf Tufte, sometimes known as "ET", 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.