@article{1443559, recid = {1443559}, author = {Hollister, Brad Eric. and Pang, Alex.}, title = {A concise introduction to scientific visualization : past, present, and future /}, pages = {1 online resource (112 pages)}, note = {Includes index.}, abstract = {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.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1443559}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86419-4}, }