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