A Concise Introduction to Scientific Visualization - Brad Eric Hollister Alex Pang Kartoniert (TB)

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.