Outside In
Status:
Released
Production:
The Geometry Center
Aired:
1994-05-15
Outside In
The computer animation Outside In explains the amazing discovery, made by Steve Smale in 1957, that a sphere can be turned inside out by means of smooth motions and self-intersections. Through a combination of dialogue and exposition accessible to anyone who has some interest in mathematics, Outside In builds up to the grand finale: Bill Thurston's "corrugations" method of turning the sphere inside out.
Animation
Documentary
Characters
Karen McNenny
X (Voice)
Paul de Cordova
Y (Voice)