Geometric Model by Richard P. Baker
name: label: maker
content: Baker, Richard P.
notes: label: Description
content: This geometric model was constructed by Richard P. Baker in the early twentieth century when he was Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Iowa. Baker believed that models were essential for the teaching of many parts of mathematics and physics, and over 100 of his models are in the museum collections.
label: Description
content: The model is a painted wire structure in five planes. It includes a white circle and is presently in two pieces (other pieces may be missing). Unlike most Baker models, it has no paper label that indicates the name and number he assigned to it.
label: Description
content: This model is one that Baker described in his catalog as of type C. He characterized such models as follows: "Wire models. Of steel wire one eighth and one sixteenth inch. The wires are painted in colors to suit the theory so that in general the use of letters is avoided."
label: Description
content: Unfortunately, the age of the model is such that it is hard to be sure that one is assigning the correct color to wires.
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content: Reference:
label: Description
content: Richard P. Baker, Mathematical Models, Iowa City, 1931, p. 1.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Iowa, Iowa City
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Frances E. Baker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MA.211257.126
label: accession number
content: 211257
label: catalog number
content: 211257.126
objectType: label: Object Name
content: geometric model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: orange (overall color)
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content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: soldered (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 10.8 cm x 23 cm x 16.5 cm; 4 1/4 in x 9 1/16 in x 6 1/2 in