Natural Number Bridge

Natural Number Bridge crosses divisions between the numerical world and nature. Among other numerical patterns, the Fibbonacci Sequence plays out on the surface of this sculpture through the riges, horns, and textures to illustrate the natural numbers. By tracing the ridges on the sculpture, and summing actions, the viewer can derive the complete Fibbonacci Sequence.

Installed at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, as a gift from the Mathematical Association of America, this piece celebrates the thrill of learning by discovery, and urges mathematics teachers to connect the abstract beauty of mathematics with nature.

photos by jonathan ferguson