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Eli Maor and Eugen Jost, “Beautiful Geometry” (Princeton UP, 2014)
Eli Maor and Eugen Jost, “Beautiful Geometry” (Princeton UP, 2014)
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Beautiful Geometry (Princeton UP, 2014), by the mathematician prof. Eli Maor and the noted artist Eugen Jost. It’s a fascinating collaboration which helps to bridge the gap deplored by C. P. Snow in his classic The Two Cultures. If you’re a lover of geometry, you’ll find some of your favorites depicted here – as well as...
Released:
Feb 11, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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