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Maker(s):Hoffman, David A.; Hoffman, James T.; Meeks III, William H.
Title:Exhibition: Getting to the Surface - The Mathematics of Soap Films and Bubbles, Investigated with the Aid of Computer Graphics
Date Made:1987
Type:Exhibition
Materials:Exhibition materials including cibachrome photographs, text panel, drawing and supplemental videos
Measurements:Various sizes
Narrative Inscription:  No inscriptions
Accession Number:  UM 1994.5.1-65
Credit Line:Gift of David A. Hoffman
Museum Collection:  University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMASS Amherst
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Description:
This group of exhibition materials was an exhibition of computer-generated images representing the mathematical discoveries of David A. Hoffman and William Meeks III of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Massachusetts Amherst. The exhibition was presented at the University Gallery from September 12 - October 21, 1987. The exhibition was gifted to the University Gallery in 1994 after the exhibition had finished touring.

Tags:
abstract; mathematics; science; technology; computers

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