One of the artists whose work is found on the Bridges site (www.bridgesmathart.org/) is George Hart. Dr. Hart is Chief of Content at the Museum of Mathematics in Manhattan.
He has had an extensive multi-disciplinary career that has made use of his many talents including his awesome skills as a
sculptor, mathematician, computer
scientist,
engineer, writer, and educator.
While the Museum of Mathematics is expected to open in late-2012, it offers Math Encounters, a public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world
of mathematics. The next session, The Shape of Space: An Exploration of Multiconnected Universes, is scheduled for Wednesday, February 1, The presentations are designed to help increase the public's understanding mathematics by sharing the many connections the subject has in our lives. For more information, visit their site.
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