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

THF169802 / 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

Location

Object ID

2015.16.1.29

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: The 19th Century which prides itself upon the invention of steam and evolution, might have derived a more legitimate title to fame from the discovery of pure mathematics. BERTRAND RUSSELL Side 2: The golden age of mathematics - that was not the age of Euclid, it is ours. C.J. KEYSER