Tessellations: What They Really Wasn T For M. C. Escher
There are things we see every day that we have no idea where they came from or what they are called. For example, the tile in your bathroom that is an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together, especially of polygons in a repeated pattern without gaps or overlapping is called a tessellation. Tessellations have been around since the 1800’s. Tessellations are everywhere and we do not even notice them. Tessellations are most commonly found in architecture, oriental carpets, quilts, origami, and wallpaper. Tessellations would not be what they are today if it weren’t for M. C. Escher. He created Famous math-Oriented and graphic art. He was born on June 17, 1898 and died on March 27, 1972. He was a “20th century dutch illustrator whose innovative