By: Andrew Hiller, When we think of great composers in musical history, it’s Mozart, Tchaikovsky and then, of course, Charlotte the Spider. Mathematicians and physicists say the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is usually more likely to be considering string theory than string quartets. When we think of great composers in musical history, it’s Mozart, Tchaikovsky and then, of course, Charlotte the Spider. Mathematicians and physicists say the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is usually more likely to be considering string theory than string quartets. David Spivak, Markus Buehler and Tristan Giesa began searching for music on the web in their studies of spider silk. David Spivak, a physicist and mathematician with MIT Tech, and Tristan Giesa, a physicist and mathematician with MIT Tech, share their discoveries. They say this music may sound strange at first. Source: Voice of Russia.
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Scientists interpret spider webs musically
By: Andrew Hiller, When we think of great composers in musical history, it’s Mozart, Tchaikovsky and then, of course, Charlotte the Spider. Mathematicians and physicists say the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is usually more likely to be considering string theory than string quartets. When we think of great composers in musical history, it’s Mozart, Tchaikovsky and then, of course, Charlotte the Spider. Mathematicians and physicists say the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is usually more likely to be considering string theory than string quartets. David Spivak, Markus Buehler and Tristan Giesa began searching for music on the web in their studies of spider silk. David Spivak, a physicist and mathematician with MIT Tech, and Tristan Giesa, a physicist and mathematician with MIT Tech, share their discoveries. They say this music may sound strange at first. Source: Voice of Russia.


