The Mathematical Tourist

February 21, 2016

Umbilic Torus by Daniel Whalen, constructed from LEGO bricks. Bridges 2012, Towson University, Maryland.

For more about Helaman Ferguson's Umbilic Torus, which inspired the LEGO version, see "Umbilic Torus, Writ Large."

Photos by I. Peterson

Math Tourist: Ivars Peterson is a freelance writer and editor. He was Director of Publications at the Mathematical Association of America from 2007 to 2014. As an award-winning mathematics writer, he previously worked at Science News for more than 25 years and served as editor of Science News Online and Science News for Kids. His books include The Mathematical Tourist, Islands of Truth, Newton's Clock, and Fragments of Infinity: A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art.

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