Peano Curve Tumbler — Black & White
Peano Curve Tumbler — Black & White
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The first curve discovered that could fill a square.
In 1890 Giuseppe Peano startled mathematicians with a curve that passes through every point of a square: a line that fills an area. His curve cut the square into nine smaller squares, snaking through them in an S, repeating the same process again and again, forever.
This print shows a curve built on these rules at several levels of recursion.
A year later David Hilbert found his own version with four squares instead of nine.
Computers use space-filling curves like this one to store maps, images and databases because this process keeps neighboring things side by side.
Who it’s for
Space-filling curves sit inside the software that runs maps and databases, keeping nearby places together in memory so searches stay fast. Made for data engineers, GIS analysts, software developers and computer scientists.
For long workdays, lazy weekend mornings and every walk in between.
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- 20 oz double-walled stainless steel, keeping drinks hot or cold for longer. About 18 cm (7 in) tall.
- Clear slide lid; fits most car cup holders.
- Printed all the way around.
- Hand wash only.
Every Zenzicube design is grown from a real piece of mathematics. Find more in the Mathematical Menagerie.