Art evolves, and science progresses. The intersection of the two of them has always been an interesting perspective of human creativity. In 1912 new materials, such as cement, were employed by artists; images from technology and social sciences were inspirations to artists. The new science of photography was seized early on by artists and scientists and used not only as its own art form but was used as an aid in such realms as sculpture and natural sciences. Photography helped transmit novel ideas much faster, especially when used in such publications as Scientific American.

View the slide show on the intersection of science and the arts in 1912

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1. 1. Sinibaldi 11:46 AM 9/3/12

   Dans la lumière...
   
   Un chant
   très léger et
   la douce harmonie
   d'une tendre
   lumière, un
   souffle de
   poésie et encore
   l'émotion qui
   rappelle la
   jeunesse......
   
   Francesco Sinibaldi

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2. 2. WizeHowl 06:10 AM 10/6/12

   "In 1912 new materials, such as cement, were employed by artists;" Wow! and here I was thinking the Romans invented Cement over 2,000 years ago, but obviously I was wrong. Thanks Sci-Am for correcting me, now I know it was invented in the 1920's, and that the Romans and Greeks and even the British were not using using it as an artistic median.
   
   But I think you had better let National Geographic and all the worlds Museums know the facts, because they all think like me, that it has been around for 2,000 years and has been used by artists for just as long.

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