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| − | This smaller version, Ring of Fire, was part of the [http://www.mathmidway.org/math-midway-activities-ring.php Math Midway] exhibition by MoMath. | + | This smaller version, Ring of Fire, was part of the [http://www.mathmidway.org/math-midway-activities-ring.php Math Midway] exhibition by MoMath. Several replicas sold by MoMath are on display in other math museums (e.g. [[MathsWorldUK]], [[MMACA]]...) |
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US8602790B1/ U.S. Patent 8,602,790] | * [https://patents.google.com/patent/US8602790B1/ U.S. Patent 8,602,790] | ||
* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US9165479B1/ U.S. Patent 9,165,479] | * [https://patents.google.com/patent/US9165479B1/ U.S. Patent 9,165,479] | ||
Revision as of 18:32, 31 August 2021
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| On display at | National Museum of Mathematics |
| Type | Hands-on |
| Topics | Polyhedra, sections of solids |
The Wall of Fire is an exhibit at MoMath. A portable version of this exhibit is called Ring of Fire.
Contents
Description
The exhibit consists of a laser device that projects a plane (a wall) of light. The visitor has some translucent objects (cone, cylinder, various polyhedra...) that he or she can put across the light wall to reveal a section of the body.
Activities and user interaction
Mathematical background
History and museology
This smaller version, Ring of Fire, was part of the Math Midway exhibition by MoMath. Several replicas sold by MoMath are on display in other math museums (e.g. MathsWorldUK, MMACA...)
