Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)

Lines, bars and circles, how William Playfair invented graphs, written by Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Marie-Ève Tremblay

Label
Lines, bars and circles, how William Playfair invented graphs, written by Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Marie-Ève Tremblay
Language
eng
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lines, bars and circles
Responsibility statement
written by Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Marie-Ève Tremblay
Sub title
how William Playfair invented graphs
Summary
Introduces the unconventional life and achievements of engineer and economist William Playfair and describes how his creative expressions in math and science became the visual bar graphs and pie charts of today's world
Target audience
juvenile
Classification