Powerpoint Pitch .. partially responsible for Columbia accident.
Edward Tufte is a renowned information visualization expert and has written several books and articles on information design and presentation. An overly simplified way of putting it - How to create effective presentations. Anyways he has written books on using Powerpoint effectively and I came across this article on his website where he talks about how the slides used in the presentation that Boeing engineers made to high-level NASA officials about the dangers to the shuttle Columbia from damage to the tiles during its launch.
Tufte's conclusion is that Powerpoint (and its clones) are probably not the best tool for highly technical presentations. A very interesting article for both people creating presentations and for people viewing these presentations.
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