(2) “The discipline of figuring out how to do spectacular things in constrained circumstances is particularly relevant to exploring #outerspace. 🚀

The relatively new field of computational #origami - using computer algorithms to solve the same problems as paper-folding - was pioneered in the late 20th century by #RobertLang, a physicist who combined his expertise in origami w/his work at #NASA’s #JetPropulsion Laboratory.”…

-#EugeniaCheng #WSJ