Fragments of Infinity A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 2001
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Seller: Martin Kaukas Books, Manchester, VT, U.S.A.Martin Kaukas Books
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Charcoal grey hardcover with illustrated (M.C. Escher Mobius Strip) dust jacket in very good condition. "Peterson guides us to the crossroads of mathematics and art, creativity and imagination - and challenges long-held notions about the ways in which these connect." More than 250 illustrations (28 in full color). Index. 232 pages. Dust jacket price $29.95 USA/$46.50 Canada .
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- Title
- Fragments of Infinity A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art
- Author
- Peterson, Ivars
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good Dust Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471165581
- ISBN 13
- 9780471165583
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾"
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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Martin Kaukas Books
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