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Outside In

"Discusses the problem of turning a sphere inside out without creating sharp bends or creases, illustrating an application of turning points."

1994-05-15
8
en 22m
AnimationDocumentary
The computer animation Outside In explains the amazing discovery, made by Steve Smale in 1957, that a sphere can be turned inside out by means of smooth motions and self-intersections. Through a combination of dialogue and exposition accessible to anyone who has some interest in mathematics, Outside In builds up to the grand finale: Bill Thurston's "corrugations" method of turning the sphere inside out.

Director

Delle Maxwell

Animation

Adam Deaton

Special Effects

Nathaniel Thurston

Writer

Matt Headrick

Animation

Dan Krech

Technical Supervisor

Stuart Levy

mathematics educational sphere scientific theory

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • The Geometry Center

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