TheGoudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Sciencewas a museum of math that was open from 1980 to 2006 inLong Island,New York.[1]The museum was named after mathematics teacherBernhard Goudreau,who died in 1985, and featured many of the 3-dimensional solid models, oversized wooden math games, and puzzles built by Goudreau and his former students.[2]After the museum closed,Glen Whitney,a former math professor, decided to open theMuseum of Mathematicsin Manhattan (New York City), which opened in December 2012.[3]
| Established | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2006 |
| Location | Herricks Community Center 999 Herricks Road New Hyde Park,New York,United States |
| Director | Beth Deaner (ca. 2000-2004); Tom Lucas (2004-2006) |
References
edit- ^Goudreau Museum,www.mathfactory.org, archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-03,retrieved2012-05-16
- ^Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science: 20th Anniversary,www.mathmuseum.org, archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-14
- ^"One Math Museum, Many Variables",New York Times