{"product_id":"shaping-space-exploring-polyhedra-in-nature-art-and-the-geometrical-imagination-hardcover","title":"Shaping Space: Exploring Polyhedra in Nature, Art, and the Geometrical Imagination - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarjorie Senechal\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition is based off of the very popular \u003ci\u003eShaping Space: A Polyhedral Approach\u003c\/i\u003e, first published twenty years ago. The book is expanded and updated to include new developments, including the revolutions in visualization and model-making that the computer has wrought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eShaping Space\u003c\/i\u003e is an exuberant, richly-illustrated, interdisciplinary guide to three-dimensional forms, focusing on the suprisingly diverse world of polyhedra. Geometry comes alive in \u003ci\u003eShaping Space\u003c\/i\u003e, as a remarkable range of geometric ideas is explored and its centrality in our cultre is persuasively demonstrated. The book is addressed to designers, artists, architects, engineers, chemists, computer scientists, mathematicians, bioscientists, crystallographers, earth scientists, and teachers at all levels--in short, to all scholars and educators interested in, and working with, two- and three-dimensinal structures and patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolecules, galaxies, art galleries, sculptures, viruses, crystals, architecture, and more: \u003ci\u003eShaping Space--Exploring Polyhedra in Nature, Art, and the Geometrical Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e is an exuberant survey of polyhedra and at the same time a hands-on, mind-boggling introduction to one of the oldest and most fascinating branches of mathematics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the world's leading geometers present a treasury of ideas, history, and culture to make the beauty of polyhedra accessible to students, teachers, polyhedra hobbyists, and professionals such as architects and designers, painters and sculptors, biologists and chemists, crystallographers, physicists and earth scientists, engineers and model builders, mathematicians and computer scientists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe creative chapters by more than 25 authors explore almost every imaginable side of polyhedra. From the beauty of natural forms to the monumental constructions made by man, there is something to fascinate every reader. The book is dedicated to the memory of the legendary geometer H. S. M. Coxeter and the multifaceted design scientist Arthur L. Loeb.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributing Authors\u003c\/i\u003e: P. Ash, T. F. Banchoff, J. Baracs, E. Bolker, C. Chieh, R. Connelly, H.S.M. Coxeter, H. Crapo, E. Demaine, M. Demaine, G. Fleck, B. Grünbaum, I. Hargittai, M. Hargittai, G. Hart, V. Hart, A. Loeb, J. Malkevitch, B. Monson, J. O'Rourke, J. Pedersen, D. Schattschneider, M. Schmitt, E. Schulte, M. Senechal, G.C. Shephard, I. Streinu, M. Walter, M. Wenninger, W. Whiteley, J. M. Wills, and G. M. Ziegler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarjorie Senechal, a world leader in mathematical crystallography, is Louise Wolff Kahn Professor Emerita in Mathematics and History of Science and Technology at Smith College, where she taught from 1966 to 2007. In 2007, she received the College's Honored Professor Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfessor Senechal is currently Senior Fellow of the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute at Smith and editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Mathematical Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e, a cultural journal for the international community of mathematical scientists. Her areas of mathematics research are discrete geometry, tiling theory, and mathematical crystallography. In addition to numerous articles, she is the author or editor of ten books, including \u003ci\u003eQuasicrystals and Geometry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLong Life to Your Children\u003c\/i\u003e! (a portrait of High Albania), and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Silk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e 1830 - 1930\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e entrepreneurs and artifacts\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 341\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.1 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457075527933,"sku":"9780387927138","price":82.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/MmVuYjVNMXFlaTgxRVFQMjZWeHZhdz09.webp?v=1777234105","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/shaping-space-exploring-polyhedra-in-nature-art-and-the-geometrical-imagination-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}