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Quotation Sign from Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Exhibition, 1960-1961

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THF169810 / Quotation Sign from Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Exhibition, 1960-1961
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Information sign

Date Made

1960-1961

Creators

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond

Object ID

2015.16.1.25

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Iron alloy
Paint (Coating)
Polyvinyl chloride
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Black (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 16 in
Width: 1 in
Length: 48 in

Inscriptions

side 1: In most sciences one generations tears down what another has built and what one has established another undoes. In Mathematics alone each generation builds a new story to the old structure. HERMANN HANKEL side 2: We do not live in a time when knowledge can be extended along a pathway smooth and free from obstacles... H. BURKHARDT
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Quotation Sign from Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Exhibition, 1960-1961