Shards 'n Snippets Winter/Spring
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Mathematicians (D. Smith, J.S. Myers, C.S. Kaplan and C. Goodman-Strauss) have finally discovered an elusive ‘einstein’ tile! A 13-sided tile called “the hat” forms a pattern that covers an infinite plane yet it cannot repeat, making it a long-sought shape known as an “einstein.” A sample of that pattern is shown here. TAP the image for more of the story by Emily Conover. (CC BY 4.0)
Although the name “einstein” conjures up the iconic physicist, it comes from the German ein stein, meaning “one stone,” referring to the single tile. The einstein sits in a weird purgatory between order and disorder. Though the tiles fit neatly together and can cover an infinite plane, they are aperiodic, meaning they can’t form a pattern that repeats. Image courtesy : Robert Fathauer
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Shards 'n Snippets Winter 2022-23
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Founded in July 1987 . Supporters, industry sponsors, members, major contributors, grantors, advocates … everyone… have made possible the continued fulfillment of the Foundation's mission to Document and Preserve tile history in the US both past and present. Link to: The Relevance of Tile Heritage Today.
Our Sincere THANKS to ALL who CONTRIBUTED to the SUCCESSFUL MATCH $10,000 in GRANT FUNDS by December 31st.
Tile Heritage received $10,375 !
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Tile Heritage End-of-Year Fundraising Event
ALL DONORS had THEIR NAMES IN AN END-OF-YEAR DRAWING
for THIS Iconic Moravian Tile Panel ‘SILVA VOCAT’ (The Forest Calls.) The DRAWING WINNER IS:
Tile Heritage supporter Sherri Warner Hunter!
This panel is currently in production at
The TileWorks of Bucks County
Year-end funds and granted funds make up a considerable percentage of the Foundation's
modest annual budget .
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