Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data SolutionsIn this insightful book, you'll learn from the best data practitioners in the field just how wide-ranging -- and beautiful -- working with data can be. Join 39 contributors as they explain how they developed simple and elegant solutions on projects ranging from the Mars lander to a Radiohead video.
That's only small sample of what you'll find in Beautiful Data. For anyone who handles data, this is a truly fascinating book. Contributors include: |
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User Review - albertgoldfain - LibraryThingA thought-provoking tour of recent data-intensive research. I found it most useful for its "aha" and "I should have thought of that" moments. I also appreciated the numerous external references to free datasets and data processing tools. Read full review
A book that briefly describes the efforts of intelligent people who have used various technologies to solve diverse problems in a creative and efficient manner. A good compilation and worth the money...
Contents
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Cloud Storage Design in a PNUTShell | 55 |
Information Platforms and the Rise of the Data Scientist | 73 |
The Geographic Beauty of a Photographic Archive | 85 |
Data Finds Data | 105 |
Portable Data in Real Time | 119 |
What Data Doesnt Do | 205 |
Natural Language Corpus Data | 219 |
The Story of DNA | 243 |
Beautifying Data in the Real World | 259 |
Exploring Millions of Social Stereotypes | 279 |
The Effect of the Housing Crisis | 303 |
Beautiful Political Data | 323 |
Connecting Data | 335 |