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With new technology, mathematicians turn numbers into art

  • Written by Frank A. Farris, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Santa Clara University
imageMathematical visualization techniques led the author to create this virtual scene, showing shapes from the realm of mathematics bursting into the physical world.Frank Farris, CC BY

Once upon a time, mathematicians imagined their job was to discover new mathematics and then let others explain it.

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