Klein bottle, 1995-1996.

Three Klein bottles arranged in a column which when cut form a pair of five-twist Mobius strips.

A single surface glass vessel made by Alan Bennett in Bedford, 1995. It consists of three Klein bottles arranged in a column which when cut form a pair of five-twist Mobius strips. A Klein bottle is a surface which has no edges, no outside or inside and cannot be properly constructed in three dimensions.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1996-541
Materials:
glass
Measurements:
overall: 130 mm x 70 mm x 45 mm, 0.106 kg
type:
single surface model
credit:
Bennett, Alan