Computational Origami

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Today's Boston Globe reprints

Rachel Saslow, When origami meets rocket science. Washington Post, May 11,
2010.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/10/AR2010051003237.html

"Art historians aren't sure when origami started, but traditional designs
such as cranes and boats existed in the 1700s.

Note:
(a) pshaw (interjection; "p" is not pronoounced): "used to express
irritation, disapproval, contempt, or disbelief"
www.m-w.com
(b) Drew Carey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Carey
(c) Akira YOSHIZAWA 吉澤 章 (1911-2005)
(d) Tettigoniidae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae
(known in American English as katydids; Tettigoniids may be distinguished
from grasshoppers by the length of their filamentous antennae, which may
exceed their own body length, while grasshoppers' antennae are always
relatively short and thickened; The males of tettigoniids have sound-
producing organs (via stridulation) located on the hind angles of their
front wings)
(e) magnum opus (n; Latin): "a great work; especially : the greatest
achievement of an artist or writer"
(f) oeuvre (n; French for "work"): "a substantial body of work constituting
the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer"
(g) Roosevelt elk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_elk
(h) In the caption to the frst photograph in the photo gallery:

For "Korean Hanji paper," see Korean paper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_paper
(the name of traditional handmade paper from Korea, hanji     韓紙 is made
from the inner bark of Paper Mulberry; Papermaking methods that originated
in China migrated to Korea and were likely well-developed by the 6th century
)

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