Math Art
Truth, Beauty, and Equations
$45.24
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2019
Summary
From geometry in motion to the possibilities of pi, this stunning volume reveals how art inspired the beauty and poetry of mathematical principles.
The worlds of visual art and mathematics come together in this spectacular volume by award-winning writer Stephen Ornes. He explores the growing sensation of math art, presenting more than 80 pieces, including a crocheted, colourful representation of non-Euclidian geometry that looks like sea coral and a 65-ton, 28-foot-ta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781454930440 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1454930446 |
| Author: | Stephen Ornes |
| Publisher: | Union Square & Co. |
| Imprint: | Union Square & Co. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.06kg |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 243mm x 227mm |
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About The Author
Stephen Ornes
Stephen Ornes is an award-winning science and math writer whose work has appeared in Scientific American, Discover, New Scientist, onEarth, Physics World, and other outlets. His story “The Whole Universe Catalog,” about a quartet of aging mathematicians racing to save the largest proof in math history, was featured in the 2016 Best American Science and Nature Writing. His work has been recognized with awards from the AAAS/Kavli Foundation, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, Houston Methodist Hospital, and the Association of Health Care Journalists. He regularly contributes stories about science for children to Science News for Students, an online publication read by tens of thousands of students and teachers worldwide. He lives in Nashville, TN.
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