The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics

[CaliforniaPeggy]

This is a charming, 10 minute long cartoon video that was taken from the book of the same name. It is lovely, and I'm really sure that you will smile...

[pokerfan]

1. Inspired by Flatland

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (ISBN 1-58717-066-3) is a book written and illustrated by Norton Juster, first published by Random House in 1963. The story was inspired by Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, in which the protagonist visits a one-dimensional universe called Lineland, where women are dots and men are lines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dot_and_the_Line

[HarveyDarkey]

2. I still have & occasionally read my copy of Flatland

makes you really question your perceptions.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I knew that the movie came from the book, but I hadn't heard about the book Flatland.

I have the book The Dot and the Line, and I have always loved it.

Thanks for the info!

[hunter]

4. One of my mom's favorite books...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. One of mine too, my dear hunter...

[HopeHoops]

6. That was wonderful - especially the punch line. My dad used to do animations like that in the 60's.

I ran the machines a few times - "let this counter go to such and such and call me to change the cel."

At first I thought it would be a "Flatland" movie, but while similar in thinking, it is an independent work.