Fragments of Infinity
eBook - ePub

Fragments of Infinity

A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fragments of Infinity

A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art

About this book

A visual journey to the intersection of math and imagination, guided by an award-winning author
Mathematics is right brain work, art left brain, right? Not so. This intriguing book shows how intertwined the disciplines are. Portraying the work of many contemporary artists in media from metals to glass to snow, Fragments of Infinity draws us into the mysteries of one-sided surfaces, four-dimensional spaces, self-similar structures, and other bizarre or seemingly impossible features of modern mathematics as they are given visible expression. Featuring more than 250 beautiful illustrations and photographs of artworks ranging from sculptures both massive and minute to elaborate geometric tapestries and mosaics of startling complexity, this is an enthralling exploration of abstract shapes, space, and time made tangible.
Ivars Peterson (Washington, DC) is the mathematics writer and online editor of Science News and the author of The Jungles of Randomness (Wiley: 0-471-16449-6), as well as four previous trade books.

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Information

Year
2008
Print ISBN
9781684422265
eBook ISBN
9780470341124
Edition
1
Topic
Art

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. 1.Gallery Visits
  7. 2.Theorems in Stone
  8. 3.A Place in Space
  9. 4.Plane Folds
  10. 5.Grid Fields
  11. 6.Crystal Visions
  12. 7.Strange Sides
  13. 8.Minimal Snow
  14. 9.Points of View
  15. 10.Fragments
  16. Further Readings
  17. Credits
  18. Index