Long ago I went to an Edward Tufte seminar on presentation graphics design.....IIRC he said that the data was clear that the launch should be stopped, but that the Thiokol engineers failed to present it in such a way as to persuade management. Even with the technology available back then (no Powerpoint) the story could have been presented such that they HAD to cancel. With better graphics, lives might have been saved...........
I can’t believe you invoke Tufte’s name and suggest Powerpoint could have saved things in the same breath!
PowerPoint Is Evil
Power Corrupts.
PowerPoint Corrupts Absolutely.
By Edward Tufte
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html
If you’re ever in Manhattan near the Chelsea Piers, the ET Gallery is worth visiting. I don’t normally like abstract outdoor sculpture, but for some reason loved his work.