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Sierpinski Triangle Quilt

via Mathematical QUilts

From the page: Sierpinkskis Triangle – Waclaw Sierpinski, 1882-1969, was a Polish mathematician that
was very interested in patterns, including Pythagorean triples. This triangle, a fractal,
was found on the floor of a church in Anagni, Italy. This oldest fractal dates to 1104. It is
said that this fractal, named after Sierpinski, is the first fractal in the fractal alphabet. The
quilt is owned by the London Science Museum.


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