Darwin timeline in D3 using ChatGPT 4o with canvas

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TO BE COMPLETED

In this experiment, I will: 1. Generate a CSV file of the key events in Darwin’s life. 2. Generate a simple timeline of Darwin’s life using D3. 3. Make sure I understand the D3, creating TIL notes as necessary.

Generate a CSV file of the key events in Darwin’s life.

I used this method — Use Jina to get the Markdown for a web page — to extract a MD copy of the Wikipedia article on Charles Darwin. I edited it, and then got 4o to convert it to a CSV file.

This is the prompt I used:

This is the resultant CSV file:

Generate a simple timeline of Darwin’s life using D3.

Make sure I understand the D3, creating TIL notes as necessary.

OpenAI launched canvas yesterday, so I am going to do this experiment using that.