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Feb 11, 2014
Beautiful Geometry
Summary
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 a number of theorems that will undoubtedly be new to many readers (including the interviewer). Each result is accompanied by an original work of art by Eugen Jost. It's fascinating not only to read about some of the more piquant results in a field (geometry) that is more than 2,500 years old, but just as delightful to see how these results inspire the creativity of an artist. If you come for the geometry, you'll certainly stay for the artwork - and if your interest is in art, you'll be intrigued by how a presumably dry subject such as geometrical theorems can give birth to works of exquisite beauty.
