Penrose triangle

Summary

Penrose triangle is an impossible object^[1]. It draws 471 Wikipedia views per month (impossible_object category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Penrose triangle is credited with the discovery of Q2032939^[3].
• Penrose triangle is credited with the discovery of Lionel Penrose^[4].
• Penrose triangle is credited with the discovery of Roger Penrose^[5].
• Penrose triangle's image is recorded as Penrose-dreieck.svg^[6].
• Penrose triangle's image is recorded as LargeTribarGotschuchenAustria.JPG^[7].
• Penrose triangle's image is recorded as Perth Impossible Triangle.jpg^[8].
• Penrose triangle's instance of is recorded as impossible object^[9].
• Penrose triangle's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept^[10].
• Lionel Penrose is named after Penrose triangle^[11].
• Roger Penrose is named after Penrose triangle^[12].
• Penrose triangle's subclass of is recorded as impossible object^[13].
• Penrose triangle's subclass of is recorded as shape^[14].
• Penrose triangle's Commons category is recorded as Penrose triangles^[15].
• Penrose triangle's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Penrose triangle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fjyx^[17].
• Penrose triangle's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0522954^[18].
• Penrose triangle's different from is recorded as impossible trinity^[19].
• Penrose triangle's studied by is recorded as solid geometry^[20].
• Penrose triangle's MathWorld ID is recorded as PenroseTriangle^[21].
• Penrose triangle's MathWorld ID is recorded as Tribar^[22].
• Penrose triangle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[23].
• Penrose triangle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 162217024^[24].
• Penrose triangle's Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID is recorded as triangolo-di-penrose^[25].
• Penrose triangle's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as figures-de-penrose^[26].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Q2032939^[3]; Lionel Penrose^[4], a mathematician^[27], 1898–1972^[28], of United Kingdom^[29], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[30], specialised in pediatrics^[31]; and Roger Penrose^[5], a mathematician^[32], b. 1931^[33], of United Kingdom^[34], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[35], specialised in physics^[36].

Why It Matters

Penrose triangle draws 471 Wikipedia views per month (impossible_object category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]