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Old 3rd September 2007 | 06:00
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Dave_Jackson
 
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"Hey! It's got lateral symmetry! I bet we can find a buyer for it somewhere around here."
IFMU, Yes!
You have obviously converted to the elevating force of lateral symmetry.

Was your conversion due to the book The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry?

Or, did you attend the Feb 6, 2006 Engineering Colloquium at the Goddard Space Flight Center? It was entitled; "The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved".
This is its abstract; "What do the basic laws of nature, human perception, the music of J.S. Bach, and the selection of mates have in common? They are all characterized by certain symmetries. Symmetry is the concept that bridges the gap between the world of theoretical physics and psychology, between science and art. Yet the "language" of symmetry - group theory - emerged from a most unlikely source: an equation that couldn't be solved. This talk will discuss the story of symmetry, of group theory, and of the mathematical prodigies who opened the door for these concepts."

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