Wachstum und Form: Gestaltungsprozesse in der Kunst und Biologie der Britischen Moderne

How relevant is art to science? Few studies to date have succeeded in demonstrating the concrete impact of artworks on scientific theory and its formation. However, this book is a rare exception. K. Lee Chichester shows how biologists’ encounters with works of art have led to the development of new images in biology. She follows in the footsteps of the influential Scottish biologist D'Arcy W. Thompson, who devised a theory of organic form around 1900, based on the artisanal understanding of...