Institute For Figuring
The Institute For Figuring (IFF) is an organization based in Los Angeles, California that promotes the public understanding of the poetic and aesthetic dimensions of science, mathematics and the technical arts.{{citation|title=Many Hands Make Fractals Tactile|newspaper=New York Times|first=Margaret|last=Wertheim|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/22/science/usc-exhibit-shows-fractals-built-from-paper.html|date=January 21, 2013}}. Founded by Margaret Wertheim and Christine Wertheim, the institute hosts public lectures and exhibitions, publishes books and maintains a website.{{citation|title=Review: 'Physics on the Fringe' bridges science, art worlds|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 7, 2012|first=Holly|last=Myers|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-jun-07-la-et-cm-art-review-physics-fringe-institute-for-figuring-20120605-story.html}}.{{citation|url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/institute-for-figurings-new-space-an-art-gallery-for-math-and-science-nerds-2373115|newspaper=LA Weekly|first=Carol|last=Cheh|date=May 11, 2012|title=Institute for Figuring's new space: An art gallery for math and science nerds}}.
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Published works
- Robert Kaplan The Figure That Stands Behind Figures: Mosaics of the Mind (2004)
- Margaret Wertheim A Field Guide to Hyperbolic Space (2005)
- Margaret Wertheim A Field Guide to the Business Card Menger Sponge (2006)
- Margaret Wertheim, Christine Wertheim Crochet Coral Reef: A Project (2015)
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.theiff.org }}
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Category:Educational institutions established in 2003
Category:Culture of Los Angeles
Category:Mathematical institutes
Category:2003 establishments in California
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