The Pursuit of Perfect Packing
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Word Count
34,000 words, Guess
Page Count
136 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepursuitperfectpa00aste
- Internet Archivepursuitperfectpa00weai
- Internet Archivepursuitperfectpa00weai_277
- Internet Archivepursuitofperfect0000aste
- ISBN-100750306483
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- ISBN-139780750306485
- Goodreads2626984
- Library of Congress Control Number00040773
- OCLC Control Number99828876
- OCLC Control Number44162506
- Better World Books9780750306485
- Open LibraryOL7971066M
Classifications
- LCCQA166.7 .A78 2000
- LCCQA166.7.A78 2000
- LCCQA166.7 .A78 2000eb
Description
The Pursuit of Perfect Packing explores the densest possible arrangement of identical spheres and many others problems that have to do with packing things together. The examples from mathematics, physics, biology, and engineering include the arrangement of soap bubbles in foam, atoms in a crystal, the architecture of the bee's honeycomb, and the structure of the Giant's Causeway. The book also contains brief accounts of the lives of many of the scientists who devoted themselves to problems of packing over many centuries, together with wry comments on their efforts. It is an entertaining introduction to the field for both specialists and the more general public.
First Sentence
The half-empty suitcase or refrigerator is a rare phenomenon.
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