Fragments of Infinity (eBook)

A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art

Ivars Peterson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2008
240 Seiten
Turner Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-470-34112-4 (ISBN)

Infos

A visual journey to the intersection of math and imagination, guided by an award-winning authorMathematics 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.

Inhalt

Preface. 1. Gallery Visits. 2. Theorems in Stone. 3. A Place in Space. 4. Plane Folds. 5. Grid Fields. 6. Crystal Visions. 7. Strange Sides. 8. Minimal Snow. 9. Points of View. 10. Fragments. Further Readings. Credits. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.5.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Arithmetik / Zahlentheorie
• Schlagworte: abstract shapes • A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art • Art criticism • contemporary Art • Fragments of Infinity • geometric tapestries • Illustrations • Ivars Peterson • Jungles of Randomness • Modern Mathematics • mosaics • Number Theory • photography criticism • Science news
• ISBN-10: 0-470-34112-2 / 0470341122
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-34112-4 / 9780470341124