AMS Releases Mathematical Imagery Page

May 2, 2006

Providence, RI:

"A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas," wrote mathematician G.H. Hardy in A Mathematician's Apology. Mathematics and art come together on the American Mathematical Society's new webpage Mathematical Imagery .

The site includes albums of math-inspired and mathematically generated works, which may be sent as e-postcards, links to online galleries and museums, and to other resources about mathematics and art. New works will frequently be added to the collection.

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Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the 30,000-member American Mathematical Society fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to everyday life.