Questions for ‘Geometry can shape our world in unexpected but useful ways’
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Kepler surmised that for round shapes — be they oranges or cannon balls — the most stable way to stack them is as a pyramid. It would take several centuries, but geometers would ultimately prove this. And that proof would also lead to advances in stacking signals for electronic-data transmission.
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