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Visualization pioneer, Hans Rosling, dies aged 68

February 9, 2017 By editor

Gapminder screenshot

Hans Rosling has died this week, aged 68. He become famous due to a TED talk he gave in 2006. In the talk he brought international health statistics to life via animated visualizations. He used motion to help viewers make sense of the data.

The software used in his talk was later released as Gapminder and can be used by anyone wishing to display their own data using time-based animation.

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