Martin Wattenberg (artist and programmer)

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Martin Wattenberg (b. 1970) is a software artist and engineer known for his interactive visualizations of complex datasets. He is known for such works as the Map of the Market applet featured on SmartMoney's website; the Baby Name Voyager applet for browsing trends in American baby names; and the IBM History Flow tool for visualizing changes to a document over time.

[edit] External links

  • Mappa Mundi article on the Map of the Market
  • Smartmoney website. See the "Map of the Market" link under the "Maps" section of the right-hand navigation. Hard to find, slow to load, but worth it.
  • List of research Wattenberg has contributed to
  • MW2MW, a running conversation between Wattenberg and architect/artist Marek Walczak in the form of a collection of project excerpts. He also holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California.