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John Montroll was born in Washington, D.C. [1] He is the son of Elliott Waters Montroll, an American scientist and mathematician.He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of Rochester, a Master of Arts in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Master of Arts in applied mathematics from the University of Maryland.
That is why one thousand origami cranes (千羽鶴, senbazuru, lit. ' one thousand cranes ' ) are made, one for each year. In some stories, it is believed that the cranes must be completed within one year and they must all be made by the person (or group of people) who will make the wish at the end.
Froebel stars as part of Christmas decoration. A Froebel star (German: Fröbelstern) is a Christmas decoration made of paper, common in Germany. [1] In English it does not have a commonly recognised name; it can be referred to as an Advent star, Danish star, German star, Nordic star, Pennsylvanian star, Polish star, Swedish star, Christmas star, or Froebel star. [2]
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Kōshō Uchiyama – Sōtō priest, origami master, and abbot of Antai-ji near Kyoto, Japan, and author of more than twenty books on Zen Buddhism and origami Miguel de Unamuno – Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright and philosopher who devised many new models and popularized origami in Spain and South America.
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Many modular origami models are decorative folding balls such as kusudama, which differ from classical origami in that the pieces may be held together using thread or glue. Chinese paper folding , a cousin of origami, includes a similar style called golden venture folding where large numbers of pieces are put together to create elaborate models.
The origami crane diagram, using the Yoshizawa–Randlett system. The Yoshizawa–Randlett system is a diagramming system used to describe the folds of origami models. Many origami books begin with a description of basic origami techniques which are used to construct the models.