"In this article I trace the origins of this period in terms of the infrastructure required to produce this explosive growth: recognition of the importance of systematic data collection by the state; the rise of statistical theory and statistical thinking; enabling developments of technology; and inventions of novel methods to portray statistical data."

Michael Friendly. "The Golden Age of Statistical Graphics." Statist. Sci. 23 (4) 502 - 535, November 2008. https://doi.org/10.1214/08-STS268 #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Article #Data #DataViz #DataVisualization #History #Statistics #STEM #Maths #Math #Mathematics @statistics