The Meobius strip: Dr. August Meobius's marvelous band in mathematics, games, literature, art, technology, and cosmology

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Author(s): Meobius, August Ferdinand; Pickover, Clifford A
Publisher: Avalon
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 244
City: New York
Tags: Meobius, August Ferdinand, -- 1790-1868.;Conformal geometry.;Mathematics -- Social aspects.

Content: M©œbius limericks to get you in the mood --
Introduction --
M©œbius magicians --
Knots, civilization, autism, and the collapse of sidedness --
A brief history of M©œbius 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.