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From: eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.visualization
Subject: Cute quote about the need for physical models
Message-ID: <7686@eos.arc.nasa.gov>
Date: 13 Dec 90 17:28:37 GMT
Reply-To: eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya)
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Calif.
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Some one mentioned Tufte's new Envisioning Information book a while back.
It had the cute tetrahedron (I've several of these for problems I am
working on).  I think it's, okay, but I wanted to impart a cute quote
because too many of you guys are too enarmoured with screens (CRTS, tubes):

	"There is a canyon over there."  -- Paraphased.
	"I didn't see that in any of my paintings." -- 2-D image projection.
	"Next time, try scupture." -- real 3-D models.

The name of film is unimportant, but it also makes excellent use of
another 3-D model, a globe.  If you want to name the film, you can mail me.


--e.n. miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov
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