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The Golden Ratio examines the presence of this divine number in art and architecture throughout history, as well as its ubiquity among plants, animals, and even the cosmos. This gorgeous book - with layflat dimensions that closely approximate the golden ratio - features clear, enlightening, and entertaining commentary alongside stunning full-color illustrations by Venezuelan artist and architect Rafael Araujo. From the pyramids of Giza, to quasicrystals, to the proportions of the human face, the golden ratio has an infinite capacity to generate shapes with exquisite properties. This book invites you to take a new look at this timeless topic, with a compilation of research and information worthy of a text book, accompanied by over 200 beautiful color illustrations that transform this into the ultimate coffee table book. Author Gary Meisner shares the results of his twenty-year investigation and collaboration with thousands of people across the globe in dozens of professions and walks of life. The evidence will close the gaps of understanding related to many claims of the golden ratio's appearances and applications, and present new findings to take our knowledge further yet. Whoever you are, and whatever you may know about this topic, you'll find something new, interesting, and informative in this book, and may find yourself challenged to see, apply, and share this unique number of mathematics and science in new ways.
About the Author
Gary B. Meisner created "Phi 1.618 - The Golden Number" (www.goldennumber.net) in 2001, a leading website dedicated to the mathematics, appearances and applications of the golden ratio. In 2004, he developed PhiMatrix Golden Ratio Design and Analysis software (www.phimatrix.com) , which is used by thousands of artists, architects, designers, and photographers in over seventy countries, as well as in cosmetic medical and stock market analysis applications. In 2018 he authored "The Golden Ratio - The Divine Beauty of Mathematics" with Quarto's Race Point Publishing Group, which sold in multiple international markets and translations before its October 2018 release.His lifelong interests in mathematics and science translated into a career in finance and technology. After earning BS and MBA degrees from two top business schools, passing the CPA exam and working in public accounting, he spent most of his career in CFO/CIO roles with operating units of five Fortune 1000 public companies. He is now an independent financial and business systems consultant, which allows more time to pursue his research, software develpoment and writing on the golden ratio.Gary his work has been featured in "Da Vinci The Exhibition" at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. He also was featured in a two hour educational documentary by EBS in Korea and has been interviewed for articles in the LA Times and elsewhere. His websites provide an online community in which new findings on the golden ratio can be shared and discussed, and allow him to help others to appreciate the incredible beauty and design in the world around us and to applying these same principles of design to their own creative works.
