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OverviewHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In geometry, a superegg or super-egg is a solid of revolution obtained by rotating an elongated super-ellipse with exponent greater than 2 around its longest axis. It is a special case of super-ellipsoid. Unlike an elongated ellipsoid, an elongated superegg can stand upright on a flat surface, or on top of another superegg. This is due to its curvature being zero at the tips. The shape was popularized by Danish poet and scientist Piet Hein (1905-1996). Supereggs of various materials, like the one shown, were sold as novelties or executive toys in the 1960s. A 1-ton superegg made of steel and aluminum was placed outside Kelvin Hall in Glasgow in 1971, on occasion of a lecture by Piet Hein. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lambert M. Surhone , Mariam T. Tennoe , Susan F. HenssonowPublisher: VDM Publishing House Imprint: VDM Publishing House Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.111kg ISBN: 9786131236242ISBN 10: 6131236240 Pages: 66 Publication Date: 14 August 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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