August Ferdinand Möbius

A Möbius strip or Möbius band is a topological object that only has one side. It is named after August Ferdinand Möbius

August Ferdinand Möbius (17 November 1790 - 26 September 1868) was a German astronomer and mathematician, who taught at the University of Leipzig. He wrote several articles on geometry and astronomy. He introduced concepts such as homogeneous coordinates, or that of Duality in Projective Geometry. He is also seen as one of the fathers of topology, in which his most famous creation is the Möbius strip.

August Ferdinand Möbius Media

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  1843 copy of Die Elemente der Mechanik des Himmels

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  Title page to a 1843 copy of Die Elemente der Mechanik des Himmels

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  First page to a 1843 copy of Die Elemente der Mechanik des Himmels