Donald Coxeter: The Man who Saved Geometry

Year: 2005 Authors: Siobhan Roberts

Core claim

Coxeter’s work made classical geometry culturally and mathematically indispensable, linking it to art, music, architecture, and modern physics.

Topics

classical geometry, symmetry, biography, mathematics and art

Domains

geometry, symmetry groups, polytopes, non-Euclidean geometry, visual art, music, architecture, design

Methods

biographical narrative, historical anecdote, interdisciplinary commentary, quotation

Media

kaleidoscopes, geometric illustrations, radio documentary, book excerpt

Source status

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