George William Hart (born 1955) is an American sculptor and geometer. Before retiring, he was an associate professor of

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in New York City and then an interdepartmental research professor at

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. His work includes both academic and artistic approaches to mathematics. He is the father of mathematics popularizer and

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Education and career

Hart received a B.S. in Mathematics from

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(1977), an M.A. in

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from

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(1979), and a Ph.D. in

and

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from

(1987). His academic work includes the online publicatio
Encyclopedia of Polyhedra
the textbook ''Multidimensional Analysis'', and the instruction book ''Zome Geometry''. He has also published over sixty academic articles. His artistic work includes sculpture, computer images, toys (e.g. Zome) and puzzles.George W. Hart in the News
Consulted on April 5, 2015. He worked with John H. Conway to promote and standardize the

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Sculptures

Hart's public sculptures can be seen at locations around the world, including

, U.C. Berkeley,

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, and The

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Inventions

Hart is a coinventor on two US

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s, ''Digital ac monitor'' and ''Non-intrusive appliance monitor apparatus''. These patents cover, in part, an improved electrical meter for homes called nonintrusive load monitors. These meters track changes in voltage and current usage by a given household and then deduce which appliances are using how much electricity and when.

Museum of Mathematics

Hart is a co-founder of North America's only Museum of Mathematics, MoMath, in New York City.G. Hart et al., ''Forming a Museum of Mathematics'', in Science Exhibitions: Communication and Evaluation, As chief of content, he set the "Math is Cool!" tone of the museum and spent five years designing original exhibits and workshop activities for it.

Bibliography

* ''Multidimensional Analysis: Algebras and Systems for Science and Engineering'', 1995, * ''Zome Geometry - Hands-on Learning with Zome Models'', 2001,

Gallery

File:Sierpinski tetrahedron by George W. Hart.jpg, 3D print of a Sierpinski tetrahedron, made of nylon (polyamide) by G.W. Hart File:Truncated icosahedron cherry model by George W. Hart.jpg,

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(or soccer ball shape), cherry, about 14 inches in diameter, by G.W. Hart File:George Hart STEAM Sculpture.jpg, Wooden hanging installation in the Barus-Holley building at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, George William 1955 births Living people 20th-century American mathematicians 21st-century American mathematicians American geometers Stony Brook University faculty Indiana University alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni Mathematical artists Recreational cryptographers Mathematics popularizers Puzzle designers