Re: [CTPP] Washington Post article on Director Kincannon

I found the original article at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10678-2002Apr7.html The date on the article is actually April 8th. -- Dr. Duane F. Marble Professor Emeritus of Geography Telephone: 614-292-4419 Center for Mapping Fax: 614-292-8062 The Ohio State University 1216 Kinnear Road Email: marble.1(a)osu.edu Columbus, Ohio 43212 The (first) act of mapping was as profound as the invention of a number system. The use of a reduced, substitute space for that of reality, even when both can be seen, is an impressive act in itself; but the really awesome event was the similar representation of distant, out of sight features. The combination of the reduction of reality and the construction of an analogical space is an attainment in abstract thinking of a very high order indeed, for it enables one to discover structures that would remain unknown if not mapped. -- Arthur Robinson, Early Thematic Mapping in the History of Cartography