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Bok
10-05-2012, 09:27 AM
Among the 23 remarkable individuals who won MacArthur Foundation fellowships earlier this week, there was mathematician Maria Chudnovsky, who is married to a violist, and stringed instrument bow-maker Benoît Rolland. Although these two awardees work in completely different fields, they are linked by personal interest and, oddly enough, a kind of scientific artistry. Mathematicians often describe their field as both an art and a science, and bow-making involves a surprising amount of experimentation and engineering.
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