Einstein Origami Paper Puzzles and Games
Language: English
Published by Tuttle Publishing, US, 2025
- Softcover
- New
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The ultimate fusion of puzzles and origami!In Einstein Origami Puzzles, origami master Sy Chen shows you how to fold ingenious hat-shaped "Einstein" paper pieces that fit together endlessly without ever repeating the same pattern. Chen provides clear, step-by-step instructions and photos for dozens of fascinating paper puzzles and brain teasers you can create with simple paper polygons.You'll start by learning to fold the "Einstein" polygon from a single sheet of paper. This unique shape baffled mathematicians for many decades until a clever hat-shaped version was discovered in 2023. Chen then developed a folded paper version of this remarkable shape, along with many variations-including one folded from a dollar bill! All of these are featured in this groundbreaking book.Along with his 10 innovative "Einstein" tiles, Chen also offers instructions for creating folded paper shapes used in entertaining geometric puzzles and games, such as:Polyominoes: Tetris-like folded paper pieces that can be fitted together in a variety of waysTangrams: Seven simple origami shapes that form deceptively challenging tangram puzzlesRep-Tiles: Geometric shapes formed of smaller pieces having the same shapeAnd more: Including a unique origami jigsaw puzzleThe perfect book for anyone who loves brain teasers, mathematical challenges and jigsaw puzzles.…
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- Title
- Einstein Origami Paper Puzzles and Games
- Author
- Sy Chen
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing, US
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0804859094
- ISBN 13
- 9780804859097
- Item weight
- 726 grams
In Einstein Origami Puzzles, origami master Sy Chen shows you how to fold ingenious hat-shaped "Einstein" paper tiles that can be fitted together endlessly without ever repeating the same pattern. He provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions and photos for 30 fascinating paper puzzles and brain-teasers that you can create using inexpensive folded paper polygons.
First, you'll learn to fold the "Einstein" polygon from a single sheet of paper. This shape stumped mathematicians for many decades, but a clever hat-shaped version was finally discovered in 2023. The author subsequently developed a folded paper version of this amazing shape, along with many variations (including one folded from a dollar bill!)—all of which are presented in this groundbreaking book!
In addition to his 10 innovative "Einstein" tiles, Chen provides instructions for folded paper shapes that can used in entertaining geometric puzzles and games, like:
- Polyominoes: Tetris-like folded paper pieces that can be fitted together in a variety of ways!
- Tangrams: Seven origami shapes that form deceptively simple but challenging tangram puzzles!
- "Rep-Tiles": Geometric shapes formed of smaller pieces having the same shape—like a large triangle composed of four smaller ones
- And many more! Including a unique origami Jigsaw Puzzle!
This is the perfect book for anyone who enjoys brain teasers, mathematical challenges and jigsaw puzzles!
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About the Author
Michael G. LaFosse has been an origami artist for decades, and is an acknowledged authority and master of the art. An avid teacher, LaFosse co-founded the Origamido Studio, a learning center and design studio dedicated to the art of origami, and the only place in the world specializing in handmade papermaking for the origami artist community. Origamido also produces folded art and commercial designs for a variety of international clients. LaFosse co-curated Origami Now!, a wildly popular, year-long exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Vanessa Gould prominently features LaFosse in the Peabody Award-winning film, Between the Folds.
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