THE fourth dimension and non-Euclidean geometry have achieved a prominence quite unprecedented for mathematical topics. In train, bus and tram, over lunch and at the theatre, intelligent man is ...

I mean, it involves premises like the fourth dimension and an invisible fabric ... American physicist John Wheeler once perfectly explained general relativity in 12 words: "Spacetime tells ...

Let’s be clear: at this point, aliens inhabiting any dimension are purely hypothetical, let alone the fourth dimension. But that fact hasn’t stopped scientists and philosophers from exploring ...

Although mathematicians can work with a fourth dimension abstractly by ... "The process is actually quite simple -- think in one dimension less." To explain this concept, he points to a map.

THERE are few fallacies which have done more to mislead the unscientific public than the misconception known as the fourth dimension. The use of this term is calculated to convey the false ...