bridges vol. 7, September 2005 / People in the Spotlight
by Philipp Steger

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Judging by the recent surge of interest in the mathematician Rudolf Taschner and his ouevre, one might conclude that mathematics is hip and in – at least in Austria. Apparently, there is no dearth of people drawn to Taschner’s irresistible promise that the Gordian knot, as mathematics appears to all too many people, can be cut. While Taschner doesn’t make that promise literally – nor does he actually talk of a Gordian knot – he certainly refuses to admit defeat in the face of all the bad press mathematics has had over the years. Instead, he declares mathematics to be utterly beautiful, simply irresistible, and tremendously relevant.

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