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Gödel, Escher, Bach

The cover page of Douglas Hofstadter's international bestseller is probably one of the best known examples of ambiguous objects. Each of the wooden blocks casts three shadows : the first letters of Gödel, Escher and Bach. The author calls them trip-lets.

Created by : Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Last modified on Friday, February 29 2008