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Number by Colors

A Guide to Using Color to Understand Technical Data

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Brand Fortner

    1. Fortner Research LLC, Sterling, USA

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  2. Theodore E. Meyer

    1. Fortner Research LLC, Sterling, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Color Physics, Physiology, Psychology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Spectral Analysis

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 3-18

    3. Eye, Ear, and Brain

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 19-45

    4. Light Spectra to RGB

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 47-62

    5. Hue, Saturation, Intensity

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 63-84

  3. Color Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-86
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    2. Defining Colors—The CIE Color Diagram

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 87-117

    3. Defining Colors—Color Models

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 119-146

    4. Reproducing Colors—Fundamentals

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 147-173

    5. Reproducing Colors—Technologies

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 175-218

  4. Color on Computers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-220
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    2. Numbers In Computers

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 221-253

    3. Color in Computers—Fundamentals

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 255-274

    4. Color by Numbers—Using Color to Visualize Data

      • Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer
      Pages 275-293

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 295-349
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About this book

Numbering with colors is tutorial in nature, with many practical examples given throughout the presentation. It is heavily illustrated with gray-scale images, but also included is an 8-page signature of 4-color illustrations to support the presentation. While the organization is somewhat similar to that found in "The Data Handbook," there is little overlap with the content material in that publication. The first section in the book discusses Color Physics, Physiology and Psychology, talking about the details of the eye, the visual pathway, and how the brain converts colors into perceptions of hues. This is followed by the second section, in which Color Technologies are explained, i.e. how we describe colors using the CIE diagram, and how colors can be reproduced using various technologies such as offset printing and video screens. The third section of the book, Using Colors, relates how scientists and engineers can use color to help gain insight into their data sets through true color, false color, and pseudocolor imaging.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fortner Research LLC, Sterling, USA

    Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Number by Colors

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide to Using Color to Understand Technical Data

  • Authors: Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1892-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94685-6Published: 30 October 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7327-1Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-1892-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 349

  • Topics: Computer Graphics

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