From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Math of Origami

What:  Institute for Math and its Applications presents a public lecture by Robert J. Lang on the principles of origami. The centuries-old Japanese art of paper-folding, can be used to solve a wide range of folding problems, from how to compress an airbag into a steering wheel to how to design complex folding telescopes. These math-based origami concepts are used in product development, architecture, and designs seen all around us. For example, the University of Minnesota's Weisman Art Museum is an origami-inspired structure. The speaker is an artist and a consultant who applies origami principles to engineering problems.

When:  7:00pm, Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Where:  125 Willey Hall, 225 19th Ave S, West Bank, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Who:  Free and open to the public