Bücher von Michele Emmer

Creativity plays an important role in all human activities, from the visual arts to cinema and theatre, and in particular in science and mathematics .This volume, published only in English in the series "Mathematics and Culture", stresses the strong links between mathematics, culture and creativity in architecture, contemporary art, geometry, computer graphics, literature, theatre and cinema. So this book is designed not only for mathematicians but for all the people who have an interest in the various aspects of culture, both scientific and literary, with a special emphasis on the visual aspects.

From the reviews of the hardcover edition: ... This conference [... to celebrate the centennial of the birth of Escher] resulted in an immensely interesting collection of articles ... Although Escher himself is no longer among us, M.C.Escher's Legacy, like a garden of continually blooming flowers, allows us to appreciate his heritage anew.Notices of the AMS April 2003... It is a handsome volume, and contains articles from 41 people, which cover a wide range of artistic and analytical endeavour. ... A quick dip into each section produces small gems. ... there is enough here to provide rich pickings for any interested party, no matter what their particular discipline is. Embedded in the various articles are even snippets which illuminate Escher's intentions, and his relationships with his mathematician friends ... Even though short, these are rewarding to read. ... the CD-ROM ... is an excellent addition to the book, and contains much more material, including "e;video"e; excerpts from some of the lectures."e;Australian Math. Soc. GAZETTE May 2003

¿I mean the third¿cried the old man taking up the geometry book. ¿Well, young lady¿¿and he bent over his daughter. The princess gazed with terror into her father's keen eyes. He, on his part, got angry ¿ pushed away his chair, dragged it back with a cl- ter ¿ trying all the while to control himself; then again he would break out and storm, and wish the whole thing to the devil. As ill-luck would have it, to-day again his daughter answered at random and wrongly. ¿What an idiot!¿he exclaimed, flinging down the book. The he rose, walked up and down, came back and stroked his daughter's hair, sat down again, and began his explanation once more. ¿It does not do, princess, it does not dö, he said, seeing her rise to leave him with VII the book in her hand. ¿Mathematics is a noble science, and I do not want you to be just like all the silly young ladies one meets. Persevere and you will learn to like the work, and the dullness will be nocked out of your brain. ¿ These words were spoken by Prince Andrei Bolkonskij, who was talking to Princess Marja Bolokonskaja, his daughter. They are two of the protagonists of Lev Tolstoy¿s War and Peace, finished in 1869.

Gaudi¿s dream which will be reached finalizing the construction of the "Sagrada Familia" in Barcelona, the victory of the Swiss sail boat "Alinghi", which won Americäs Cup, films such as " A Beautiful Mind" and "Enigma", the theatrical play based on the life of Galois, the images of the Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher, crypotography, comics. What all these topics have in common? Mathematics, of course. This book focuses on the important role of mathematics in culture. It shows how very complex links between mathematics and culture can be not only interesting and stimulating but also fun.

Si parla di fumetti nel libro del 2004 con quella che sta diventando una tradizione con il fumetto stile Disney del 2003 e del grafico olandese Maurits Cornelis Escher, anzi si "vedono" alcune delle immagini che sono state realizzate in animazione. Si parla del sogno di un uomo, di Gaudì, della grande ambizione di ascendere verso il cielo con la cattedrale di Barcellona; di come quel sogno si stia realizzando. Di teatro, di cinema si parla, ovviamente. Dell¿interessante spettacolo di Luca Viganò e del teatro di Genova su Evariste Galois. E anche della Americäs Cup, di come dei matematici abbiano contribuito alla vittoria della barca Svizzera nella più importante avventura velica del mondo. Si parla di guerra e di pace, un argomento che non cessa mai di essere attuale. Inoltre, un omaggio al matematico Ennio De Giorgi che avrebbe dovuto essere il primo oratore del primo convengo di "Matematica e cultura". Una avventura dunque nella matematica che continuä