Percé Rock. Percé, Quebec, 1974.
Photo by I. Peterson
April 30, 2016
April 29, 2016
Forbidden Geometry
Forbidden Geometry by Christoph Spath in collaboration with physicist Paul J. Steinhardt. Quark Park, Princeton, New Jersey, 2006.
This sculpted form is based on three-dimensional models of four different shapes (zonohedra) that can be combined as building blocks to form quasicrystals.
This sculpture of a quasicrystal is made up of six building blocks, three fashioned from limestone and three from glass. The projections on the blocks represent the rules that define how the blocks can be combined to form larger structures.
Photos by I. Peterson
April 28, 2016
April 27, 2016
Level Set Ripples
Fountain contour pattern. The Park at CityCenter, CityCenterDC, Washington, D.C., 2016.
April 26, 2016
April 25, 2016
Magnetic Field
Iron filings trace the lobes of the magnetic field surrounding a compass needle. National Museum of Canada (Victoria Memorial Museum Building), 1973.
Photo by I. Peterson
April 24, 2016
Liberty Bell Slots
Plaque honoring invention of the Liberty Bell slot machine by Charles Fey. Market Street, San Francisco, California, 2010.
"Charles August Fey began inventing and manufacturing slot machines in 1894. Fey pioneered many innovations of coin operated gaming devices in his San Francisco workshop at 406 Market Street, including the original three-reel bell slot slot machine in 1898. The international popularity of the bell slot machines attests to Fey's ingenuity as an enterprising inventor whose basic design of the three reel slot machine continues to be used in mechanical gaming devices today."
Liberty Bell slot machine. Displayed at San Francisco International Airport, 2010.
Photos by I. Peterson
April 23, 2016
Bike Bridge
Sidewalk model of an arched bridge (inspired by Portland's Fremont Bridge) serves as a bike rack. Pearl District, Portland, Oregon, 2014.
Photo by I. Peterson
April 22, 2016
April 21, 2016
April 20, 2016
April 19, 2016
Double Figure Eight
Double Figure Eight by Paul Sisko. Market Street, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2000.
Photo by I. Peterson
April 18, 2016
SeeMore Computation
SeeMore, a kinetic sculpture developed by artist Sam Blanchard and computer scientist Kirk Cameron (Virginia Tech). National Science Foundation exhibit, USA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington, D.C., 2016.
Photos by I. Peterson
April 17, 2016
April 16, 2016
"Where's the Math?" Video
Presented at TEDxACU, February 27, 2016. Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas.
Text and images posted at "Where's the Math?"
April 15, 2016
April 14, 2016
Bird in Space
Bird in Space by Constantin Brancusi. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Photo by I. Peterson
April 13, 2016
April 12, 2016
April 11, 2016
Mobile Maltese Cross
Mobile sculpture of the St. Lazarus of Jerusalem Maltese cross, by Lin Emery. St. Patrick's Church, New Orleans, 2010.
Photo by I. Peterson
April 10, 2016
Triangle Wall Illusion
Painted triangles on a wall create an illusion of depth. West Third Street, New York City, 2014.
Photos by I. Peterson
April 9, 2016
April 8, 2016
April 7, 2016
Elliptic Function in Plaster
Plaster model of the real part of the Weierstrass p-function. Mathematics Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2012.
For more on mathematical plaster models, see "Plaster Models of Mathematical Surfaces."
Photo by I. Peterson
April 6, 2016
April 5, 2016
Stone Wave Function
Time evolution of a quantum wave function, rendered in granite. Montreal, 2006.
Photo by I. Peterson
April 4, 2016
April 3, 2016
River Sand
Stranded twigs. Missouri River, near Jefferson City, Missouri, 1981.
Photo by I. Peterson
