__1803: __English chemist-physicist John Dalton starts using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements. Dalton, considered the father of modern atomic theory, made a logbook entry that day ...

It has been long thought that one of the characteristics that makes humans unique is our ability to learn and manipulate symbols for communication. However, this notion is starting to slowly unravel.

Scatter plots require us to visually assemble data point symbols into patterns so that we can understand the relationship between the variables. Symbols can therefore have a large impact on figure ...