Achieving the Unachievable

Achieving the Unachievable (2007)

September 1st, 20070h 52min

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Overview

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted master-piece quickly became the most puzzling enigma of modern art. Fifty years later, can mathematician Hendrik Lenstra complete it? Should he?


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