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Forbidden crystal symmetry in mathematics and architecture

Sir Roger Penrose explores the mathematical underpinnings of crystal symmetry in nature and architecture.


Sir Roger Penrose explores the mathematical underpinnings of crystal symmetry and demonstrates the often beautiful quasi-crystalline patterns possessing symmetries that violate these rules, many of which have been used in architectural design.


Speaker(s):

Sir Roger Penrose | talks | www

 

Date and Time:

18 September 2013 at 7:00 pm

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

 

Venue:

The Royal Institution of Great Britain
21 Albemarle Street
London
W1S 4BS
+44 20 74 09 29 92
http://www.rigb.org/

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Tickets:

£12 standard, £8 concessions and £6 Associates. Members go free.

Available from:

www.rigb.org

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