Did artists lead the way in mathematics?
There is no way to definitively answer the question of whether artists have led the way in mathematics but the question does provide interesting fodder for an essay (h/t April 28, 2017 news item on phys.org) by Henry Adams, professor of Art History at Case Western Reserve University , in his April 28, 2017 essay for TheConversation.com, Mathematics and art are generally viewed as very different disciplines – one devoted to abstract thought, the other…
