Author
Pickover, Clifford A.
Title
The Mbius strip : Dr. August Mbius’s marvelous band in mathematics, games, literature, art, technology, and cosmology / Clifford A. Pickover.
Published
New York : Thunder’s Mouth Press, c2006.
Format
Book
Description
xxiii, 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-237) and index.
Contents
Möbius limericks to get you in the mood -- Introduction -- Möbius magicians -- Knots, civilization, autism, and the collapse of sidedness -- A brief history of Möbius the man -- Technology, toys, molecules, and patents -- Strange adventures in topology and beyond -- Cosmos, reality, transcendence -- Games, mazes, art, music, and architecture -- Literature and movies -- A few final words -- Solutions -- References and appendix -- Readings by chapter -- About the author.
ISBN
1560258268 :
Per.Sub.
Mbius, August Ferdinand, 1790-1868.
Subject
Conformal geometry.
Mathematics -- Social aspects.
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