Nature’s plants and animals have a striking characteristic: symmetry. Symmetrical designs are simpler, more reliable, and reusable. Since nature is so fond of symmetry, it is surprising that we do not ...
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I am a fan of Richard Feynman. When I was a freshman at Caltech in 1964 he gave a couple of lectures to our physics class. At the time I was both too young and too nave to appreciate the privilege I ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 17, 2019 -- In a kaleidoscope, mirrors are placed at angles to create a visual illusion of multiple, symmetric images from one original object. The number of symmetric axes ...