Institute For Figuring
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
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.[1] The Institute hosts public lectures and exhibitions, publishes books and maintains a website.[2][3]
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Crocheted hyperbolic pseudosphere from the IFF Collection.
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Jeannine Mosely and the business card Menger sponge.
The IFF's collection of crocheted hyperbolic planes, in imitation of a coral reef.
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)
