3 historical instances in which Data Visualization saved humanity

Interacting With History-300 years of information graphic milestones by RJ Andrews. Image via Info We Trust.

Data visualization is not a new notion. We have been using maps for more than 8,000 years. A map is also a visualization based on geographic data. In the past, it was rare to graph anything other than geography. At that time, data visualization was rare because data was rare. It wasn’t like there were data never sleeps moments back then. History has proven that data…