George Hart
George William Hart (born 1955) is an American sculptor and geometer. Before retiring, he was an associate professor of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in New York City and then an interdepartmental research professor at Stony Brook University. His work includes both academic and artistic approaches to mathematics.
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George Hart
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- Name
- George W.
- Birth Name
- George William Hart
- Born
- 1955
- Occupation
- Geometer
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- geometry.
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Indiana University.
- Languages
- English.
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Biography
Biography
He is the father of mathematics popularizer and YouTuber Vi Hart and a co-founder of MoMath, in New York City.
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The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records New York, NY as a place of activity.
George Hart hanging installation in the Barus-Holley building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
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• Name — George W. Hart • Birth Name — George William Hart • Born — 1955 • Occupation — Geometer • Website — http: www.georgehart.com/ • Thesis Title — Minimum information estimation of structure • Thesis Year — 1987 • Workplaces — Columbia University SUNY Stony Brook • Thesis Url — http: dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/14792 • Doctoral Advisor — Fred C. Schweppe and John N. Tsitsiklis • Children — 3, including Vi
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George Hart appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a mathematician, university teacher and sculptor (born 27 April 1955). The birth of George Hart is recorded on 27 April 1955.
Education and career
Education and career
Hart received a B.S. in mathematics from MIT (1977), an M.A. in linguistics from Indiana University (1979), and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT (1987). His academic work includes the online publication Encyclopedia of Polyhedra, the textbook Multidimensional Analysis, and the instruction book Zome Geometry. He has also published over sixty academic articles. His artistic work includes sculpture, computer images, toys (e.g. Zome) and puzzles. He worked with John H. Conway to promote and standardize the Conway polyhedron notation.
Inventions
Inventions
Hart is a coinventor on two US patents, Digital ac monitor and Non-intrusive appliance monitor apparatus. These patents cover, in part, an improved electrical meter for homes called nonintrusive load monitors. These meters track changes in voltage and current usage by a given household and then deduce which appliances are using how much electricity and when.
Museum of Mathematics
Museum of Mathematics
Hart is a co-founder of North America's only Museum of Mathematics—MoMath in New York City. As chief of content, he set the "Math is Cool!" tone of the museum and spent five years designing original exhibits and workshop activities for it.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — 3D print of a Sierpinski tetrahedron, made of nylon (polyamide) by G.W. Hart • Illustration — Truncated icosahedron (or soccer ball shape), cherry, about 14 inches in diameter, by G.W. Hart • Illustration — Wooden hanging installation in the Barus-Holley building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1955
George Hart born.
Sculptures
Hart's public sculptures can be seen at locations around the world, including MIT, U.C. Berkeley, Stony Brook University, Princeton University, Duke University, The University of Arizona, Queen's University at Kingston, Macalester College, Pratt Institute, Albion College, Middlesex University, Aalto University, and The Polytechnic University of Valencia.
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- 1.LCCN Permalink for 94039139. Library of Congress Online Catalog.
- 2.George W. Hart in the News. Consulted on April 5, 2015.
- 3.The Puzzle Sculptor.
- 4.Polyhedron Man - Spreading the word about the wonders of crystal-like geometric forms.
- 5.жизнь, Редакция журнала Наука и. IPP-29. Встреча головоломщиков в Сан-Франциско. nkj.ru. April 2010.
- 6.G. Hart et al., Forming a Museum of Mathematics, in Science Exhibitions: Communication and Evaluation,
- 7.Gerorge, Hart. Opening MoMath. Youtube. 13 December 2012.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Multidimensional Analysis: Algebras and Systems for Science and Engineering, 1995,
- Zome Geometry - Hands-on Learning with Zome Models, 2001,
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