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Margaret Wertheim (born 20 August 1958) is an Australian-born science writer, curator, and artist based in the United States. She is the author of books on the cultural history of physics, and has written about science, including for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Guardian, Aeon and Cabinet. Wertheim and her twin sister, Christine Wertheim, are co-founders of the Institute For Figuring (IFF), a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization though which they create projects at the intersection of art, science and mathematics. Their IFF projects include their Crochet Coral Reef, which has been shown at the 2019 Venice Biennale, Hayward Gallery (London), Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. For her work with public science engagement,

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rdfs:label	Margaret Wertheim (ca) Margaret Wertheim (de) Margaret Wertheim (es) Margaret Wertheim (fr) Margaret Wertheim (en) Margaret Wertheim (sv)
rdfs:comment	Margaret Wertheim (* 1958 in Brisbane, Australien) ist eine Wissenschaftsjournalistin und Autorin von Büchern über die Kulturgeschichte der Physik. (de) Margaret Wertheim (née le 20 août 1958) est une artiste et vulgarisatrice scientifique australienne, travaillant également aux États-Unis. Margaret et sa sœur jumelle Christine Wertheim sont cofondatrices de l'Institute For Figuring (IFF), leur permettant de créer des projets combinant art, science et mathématiques, parmi lesquels leur récif corallien au crochet (Crochet Coral Reef), un travail qui a été montré dans plusieurs expositions en Europe et en Amérique. (fr) Margaret Wertheim (Brisbane, Austràlia, 20 d'agost de 1958) és una escriptora de divulgació científica australiana que ha escrit diferents publicacions sobre la història cultural de la física. Ella i la seva germana bessona, Christine Wertheim, resideixen actualment a Los Angeles, Califòrnia on van fundar i continuen treballant en l'Institute for Figuring (IFF, per les seves sigles en anglès), una organització sense ànim de lucre que concentra la seva lluita en el projecte Crochet Coral Reef, que va començar com a resposta a les habilitats artístiques de Daina Taimina, una matemàtica universitària. Wertheim, també ha creat una sèrie d'exposicions artístiques sobre les temàtiques de ciència i art que s'exhibeixen arreu del món. Per aquestes, ha aconseguit guanyar una sèrie de premis. El 201 (ca) Margaret Wertheim (Brisbane, Australia, 20 de agosto de 1958) es una escritora de divulgación científica australiana que ha escrito diferentes publicaciones sobre la historia cultural de la física. Ella y su hermana gemela, Christine Wertheim, residen actualmente en Los Ángeles, California donde fundaron y continúan trabajando en el (IFF, por sus siglas en inglés), el cual es una organización sin ánimo de lucro que concentra su lucha en el proyecto Crochet Coral Reef. Este empezó como respuesta a las habilidades artísticas de Daina Taimina, una matemática universitaria. Wertheim, también ha creado una serie de exposiciones artísticas sobre las temáticas de ciencia y arte que están siendo exhibidas alrededor del mundo. Por estas, ha conseguido ganar una serie de premios. En el 2016 se le o (es) Margaret Wertheim (born 20 August 1958) is an Australian-born science writer, curator, and artist based in the United States. She is the author of books on the cultural history of physics, and has written about science, including for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Guardian, Aeon and Cabinet. Wertheim and her twin sister, Christine Wertheim, are co-founders of the Institute For Figuring (IFF), a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization though which they create projects at the intersection of art, science and mathematics. Their IFF projects include their Crochet Coral Reef, which has been shown at the 2019 Venice Biennale, Hayward Gallery (London), Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. For her work with public science engagement, (en) Margaret Wertheim, född 1958 i Brisbane, är en australiensisk författare och vetenskapsjournalist, verksam i USA, som skriver böcker, artiklar i tidningar och tidskrifter, samt gör program i radio och tv. Wertheim har universitetsexamina i fysik och matematik. Hon berättar om hur hennes fascination för matematik och naturvetenskap började i tioårsåldern då hon fick insikten att varenda cirkel innehåller det magiska talet pi. En andra bok 1999 berättar om människans uppfattning om rymden och rummet The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet. (sv)
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