Prime Chain
An interactive exhibit designed to visually teach Goldbach’s Conjecture and physically experiment with the theory.
Goldbach’s Conjecture is one of the oldest unsolved problems in number theory, proposed by Christian Goldbach in 1742, stating that every even integer greater than 2 is the sum of two prime numbers.
How it works…
The flags are arranged in numerical order via the large number on each flag while the red flags represent prime numbers.
The small number at the bottom of the flag is 2x the large number at the top and is always an even integer.
As the wheel is turned, a flag is centered to the bottom of the viewing column.
Red flags that are of equal distance from the bottom flag illuminate along the column.
The prime numbers on the illuminated flags can be added up to equal the even integer on the flag centered at the bottom.
