punch@pleiades.cps.msu.edu (Bill Punch) (11/27/90)
During the start of this newsgroup, there was a discussion about why
visualization is necessary and what it is REALLY about. A few folks
posted some quotes from various "important" CS types saying something
like "Computing is really about making information available to
people" or something like that. I lost those quotes, could some kind
person who saved them, or the original posters, send me a copy. I
would much appreciate it.
>>>bill punch<<<
punch@pleiades.cps.msu.eduandyrose@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Andy Rose) (11/27/90)
Try "The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers." Richard Hamming or "Visualization is a method of computing. It transforms the symbolic into the geometric, enabling researchers to observe their simulations and computations. Visualization offers a method for seeing the unseen. It enriches the process of scientific discovery and fosters profound and unexpected insights. In many fields it is already revolutionizing the way scientists do science." McCormick, DeFanti, and Brown, et.al. Visualization in Scientific Computing, Computer Graphics, November 1987 ACM Siggraph V for vis. -- Andrew Newkirk Rose '91 Department of Visualization CNSF/Theory Center 632 E & T Building, Hoy Road Ithaca, NY 14583 607 254 8686 andy@cornellf.tn.cornell.edu