Extraordinarily complex designs

Peter J. Lu of Harvard University noticed the intricate geometric patterns, known as girih, used in Islamic architecture while traveling through Uzbekistan. Back home, he searched through photographs for evidence of quasicrystal (aperiodic) patterns in Islamic decorations and came across images of the Darb-i Imam shrine in Iran, built in 1453. What he found was evidence of Penrose tilings some 500 years before they were studied by Roger Penrose in the West.

For further reading about the Islamic invancement of maths and deisign please see: American Association for the Advancement of Science.

It is always really nice to know the history of the ummah and how they made a valuable contribution to every aspect of life.

tag: islam, art, design, physics, maths

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