Writing / Science
Moon
Move celestial bodies and scrub through time to connect lunar phases, orbital motion, tides, and eclipses.
astronomyorbitsgravity
Published 2024-12-17 · Catalog date
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Bartosz Ciechanowski
Physics · Mechanical engineering
Builds illustrated essays with hands-on models of physics, machinery, and geometry.
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17 selected projects, with credit and a path to the original.
Writing / Engineering
Airfoil
Experiment with moving air and wing shapes to build an intuition for lift and flight.
aerospaceflightfluid dynamics
Published 2024-02-27 · Catalog date
Writing / Engineering
Bicycle
Steer a rider and inspect the forces that let a bicycle accelerate, turn, brake, and carry weight.
mechanicsforcestransport
Published 2023-03-28 · Catalog date
Writing / Science
Sound
Play tones and manipulate visual models to see how vibrations travel through air as sound.
physicsacousticswaves
Published 2022-10-18 · Catalog date
Writing / Engineering
Mechanical Watch
Take apart a watch in 3D and follow the springs, gears, and escapement that keep time.
mechanicsgearstimekeeping
Published 2022-05-04 · Catalog date
Writing / Math
Curves and Surfaces
Drag control points to discover how a small set of coordinates can describe smooth shapes.
geometrybézier curves3d modeling
Published 2021-11-02 · Catalog date
Color SpacesWriting
Writing / Design
Color Spaces
Explore color matching, gamuts, and the coordinate systems screens use to describe the colors we see.
colorperceptiondisplays
Published 2019-02-15 · Catalog date
Writing / Engineering
GPS
Interactive article explaining how GPS works.
gpssatellitesrelativity
Writing / Engineering
Naval Architecture
Interactive article explaining how ships float and maintain their stability.
shipsbuoyancystability
Writing / Engineering
Internal Combustion Engine
Interactive article explaining how an internal combustion engine works.
enginesthermodynamics
Writing / Science
Cameras and Lenses
Interactive article explaining how cameras and lenses work.
opticsphotography
Lights and ShadowsWriting
Writing / Science
Lights and Shadows
Interactive article explaining how lights and shadows behave.
lightopticsrendering
Writing / Engineering
Gears
Interactive article explaining how mechanical gears work.
gearsmechanisms
Writing / Math
Tesseract
Interactive article that visualizes a tesseract and the fourth dimension.
geometry4d
Writing / Science
Earth and Sun
Interactive article about the motion of Earth around the Sun.
astronomyseasonsorbits
Writing / Computer Science
Exposing Floating Point
In-depth interactive explanation of the floating point format.
floating pointnumbers
Drawing Bézier CurvesWriting
Writing / Math
Drawing Bézier Curves
Drag control points and vary the curve parameter to explore the geometry behind Bézier curves.
geometryBézier curvesparametric curves
Published 2014-02-18 · Catalog date
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Original publication and update records, plus explicitly labeled repository milestones.
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Moon
Moon — a publication record dated in the linked source.
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Airfoil
Airfoil — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Airfoil · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Bicycle
Bicycle — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Bicycle · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Sound
Sound — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Sound · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Mechanical Watch
Mechanical Watch — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Mechanical Watch · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
GPS
GPS — a publication record dated in the linked source.
GPS · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Curves and Surfaces
Curves and Surfaces — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Curves and Surfaces · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Naval Architecture
Naval Architecture — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Naval Architecture · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Internal Combustion Engine
Internal Combustion Engine — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Internal Combustion Engine · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Cameras and Lenses
Cameras and Lenses — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Cameras and Lenses · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Lights and Shadows
Lights and Shadows — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Lights and Shadows · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Gears
Gears — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Gears · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Tesseract
Tesseract — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Tesseract · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Earth and Sun
Earth and Sun — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Earth and Sun · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Color Spaces
Color Spaces — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Color Spaces · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Exposing Floating Point
Exposing Floating Point — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Exposing Floating Point · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsPublished
Drawing Bézier Curves
Drawing Bézier Curves — a publication record dated in the linked source.
Drawing Bézier Curves · Source Original source via Explainer ToolsAbout this creative practice
Bartosz Ciechanowski writes illustrated essays that combine explanations with manipulable diagrams of physics, mechanisms and geometry.
His dated archive connects subjects including optical imaging, acoustics, orbital motion, engines and mechanical timekeeping. Readers change parameters and viewpoints within the original articles.
Ideas and tools in the work
PhysicsMechanical engineeringOpticsGeometry
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This selection connects 17 projects across writing. Follow the project links for the original experience; use the build log for dated context where evidence is available.
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