Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Proportion Control - Steven Strogatz
"No other number attracts such a fevered following as the golden ratio. Approximately equal to 1.618 and denoted by the Greek letter phi, it’s been canonized as the “Divine Proportion.” Its devotees will tell you it’s ubiquitous in nature, art and architecture. And there are plastic surgeons and financial mavens who will tell you it’s the secret to pretty faces and handsome returns. Not bad for the second-most famous irrational number. In your face, pi!" See full aricle @ NYTimes.com
