It is flattering to note that my name appears in the references section of an article on aesthetics that appeared in Science News Online (week of May 22).
My article 'Measuring Aesthetics' appeared in the Education Plus supplement of The Hindu in February.
http://www.hindu.com/edu/2004/02/23/stories/2004022300160400.htm
A Measure Of Beauty
Ivars Peterson
Mathematician George David Birkhoff (1884?1944) is best known for his work on differential equations and dynamics. His ergodic theorem gave the kinetic theory of gases a rigorous basis. He solved important problems in celestial mechanics and made contributions to the mathematical foundations of relativity theory and quantum mechanics.
Read on ...
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040522/mathtrek.asp