Matila Ghyka – between art and science

Abstract

Matila Ghyka - naval officer, engineer, mathematician, diplomat, but known as the author of studies on the golden number and rhythm, as well as his memoirs published in French and English. Today he is considered an old-fashioned scholar, with availability for access to ancient culture, from Pythagoras to the scientific knowledge of his life, from the theory of relativity and knowledge of the atom, to Buddhist and Taoist theories, all integrated. in the humanist effort for a better, more just world, without wars and discrimination.