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Klein bottle
Artist
Mitsugi Ohno
(Japan, 1926 - 1999)
Date20th century
MediumGlass
DimensionsH x W x D: 8 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (21.6 x 12.1 cm)
Object TypeGlass
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of William L. Richter in memory of Mitsugi Ohno
Object numberU4.2009
On View
Not on viewOhno served as the master scientific glassblower for Kansas State University’s physics and chemistry departments from 1961 until he retired in 1996. In 1961 he constructed the first “true/open” glass Klein bottle, a mathematical closed non-orientable surface, similar to a Mobius strip, first described in 1882 by German mathematician Felix Klein. For more information, please visit the Exploration Station to read a chapter on Topology from M is for Math, Museum and Manhattan, Kansas by K-State professor Natasha Rozhkovskaya
Ohno and his family came to K-State from Japan. He was a talented glass artist, creating glass models of ships and buildings. In addition, Ohno earned a black belt and helped found the K-State Judo Club.
Ohno and his family came to K-State from Japan. He was a talented glass artist, creating glass models of ships and buildings. In addition, Ohno earned a black belt and helped found the K-State Judo Club.
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