And it all began with a hobbyist “messing about and experimenting with shapes.” An “aperiodic monotile,” or einstein, is a shape that tiles an infinite flat surface in a nonrepeating pattern. The ...
In 1934, psychologist Max Wertheimer sent a letter to his friend, the physicist Albert Einstein, with the following puzzle enclosed. There's an old car that needs to go up and down a hill. The hill is ...
Earlier this spring, tiling aficionados thought maybe they’d found the shape of their dreams. Now they’re certain. By Siobhan Roberts In March, a team of mathematical tilers announced their solution ...
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