Indra’s Pearls: Geometry and Symmetry An explanation of the first computer exploration of Felix Klein's vision of fractals in the 1980s, and what mathematics has gained by it.
The Shape of Tiles: Regular and Irregular, Hard and Soft Tiling involves filling a plane or space with repeated elements...
Hanna Neumann: A Mathematician in Difficult Times THE 2015 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS /...
Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
The Shape of Knots: From DNA to Shoestrings and Solar Flares Knots are ubiquitous in the world around us, appearing as...
The Shape of Gravity: Why On Earth Are Planets Spherical? We often take for granted that planets, shaped by the...