{"product_id":"math-art-truth-beauty-and-equations-hardcover","title":"Math Art: Truth, Beauty, and Equations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Ornes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom geometry in motion to the possibilities of pi, this stunning volume reveals how art has been inspired by the beauty and poetry of mathematical principles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, colorful representation of non-Euclidian geometry that looks like sea coral and a 65-ton, 28-foot-tall bronze sculpture covered in a space-filling curve. For each work, we get the artist's story followed by accessible and thought-provoking explanations of the mathematical concept and equations behind the art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From 3D-printed objects that give real form to abstract mathematical theories, to mystic fractals, to Andy Warhol as a solution to the Traveling Salesman Problem, these artworks embody some of strangest, most beautiful relationships among numbers and across dimensions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Ornes is an award-winning science and math writer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eScientific American, Discover, New Scientist, onEarth, Physics World, \u003c\/i\u003eand 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 \u003ci\u003eBest American Science and Nature Writing. \u003c\/i\u003eHis 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 \u003ci\u003eScience News for Students, \u003c\/i\u003ean online publication read by tens of thousands of students and teachers worldwide. He lives in Nashville, TN.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772239479072,"sku":"9781454930440","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bba97903c15c331e3967414f7487c99b.webp?v=1780401703","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/math-art-truth-beauty-and-equations-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}