Father-Son Team Solves Geometry Problem With Infinite Folds | Quanta Magazine
The result could help researchers answer a larger question about flattening objects from the fourth dimension to the third dimension.
Hasnain says:
“The pair started collaborating when Erik was 6 years old. “We had a company called the Erik and Dad Puzzle Company, which made and sold puzzles to toy stores across Canada,” said Erik Demaine, now a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Erik Demaine learned basic math and the visual arts from his father, but eventually taught Martin advanced math and computer science. “Now we’re both artists and both mathematicians/computer scientists,” Erik Demaine said. “We collaborate on many projects, especially those that span all of these disciplines.””
Posted on 2022-04-05T19:37:55+0000