1. An apparatus for graphically displaying analytical data, comprising: a generic model to graphically represent a complex set of physical characteristics potentially leading to catastrophic failure of a physical system as follows: a central region representing failure of the physical system; a series of concentric ridges substantially centered about the central region, where proximity of ridges to the central region is representative of criticality of a subsystem to avoiding the catastrophic failure, and each ridge represents a level of functioning of the physical system; a depiction of wedge shaped regions upon the ridges and extending outward from the central region, each wedge shaped region distinguished from others by color or pattern or other distinguishing feature, where the wedge shaped regions represent predetermined subsystems of the physical system; an icon wherein changes in the icon are proportional to time and any one or more of color, position, shape, and rotation of the icon represent prescribed analysis of the physical characteristics; one or more mappings, each mapping correlating predetermined characteristics of the physical system with the following in the generic model: failure of the physical system, levels of functioning of the physical system represented by the ridges, subsystems of the physical system represented by the wedge shaped regions, analysis of the physical characteristics represented in the icon; a sensor interface to receive measurements of the physical characteristics of the physical system and prepare analysis; and a graphics generator to prepare a presentation of the generic model according to the physical characteristics and analysis from the sensor interface as correlated to the generic model by a selected one of the mappings.