Achieving the UnachievableAchieving the Unachievable

Achieving the Unachievable

5

52 minutes

9/1/2007

Overview

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted master-piece quickly became the most puzzling enigma of modern art. Fifty years later, can mathematician Hendrik Lenstra complete it? Should he?