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Excellent Colloquium by @peterjameslu at the MPIPKS, "Modern math in medieval islamic architecture", more at https://t.co/HO898SESZG — 23 weeks 6 days ago
@peterjameslu Peter!!! I am wondering what your insights might be on the topic of Vortex Based mathematics ?? — 1 year 41 weeks ago
@CNN wrongly claims #StarWarsEpisodeVII is first #MillenniumFalcon seen since 1983; appears in 2005 #ROTS https://t.co/u35A0oPCeo @hankscnn — 1 year 43 weeks ago
Quasicrystals in Medieval Islamic Architecture from @peterjameslu https://t.co/uQV3lSYSWX — 1 year 48 weeks ago
Congrats to #StefanHell for winning #nobelprize2014 in chemistry! Hosted me 10 yrs ago as grad student for my 6th invited talk. — 1 year 50 weeks ago

"Top 100 Science Stories of 2007: 59. Medieval Mosque Shows Amazing Math Discovery", Discover

"In Medieval Architecture, Signs of Advanced Math", The New York Times

"Higher Math From Medieval Islam", Newsweek

"Amazing maths of the mosaic makers", The Times [UK]

"Il segreto dell’architettura islamica medioevale `Usa formule matematiche del XX secolo'", La Repubblica [Italy]

"Puzzle der Unendlichkeit", Die Zeit [Germany]

"Patterns of Islamic Genius Crystal Clear Centuries Ago", Sydney Morning Herald [Australia]

"Earliest use of diamonds by Chinese found", China Daily

"The Tiles of Infinity", Saudi Aramco World

Peter J. Lu | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA 02138 USA | plu_at_fas.harvard.edu