Tinkertoy

If we could look at the universe through a super-powerful microscope, we would see that it is composed of "Tinkertoy" elements called fluxes, branes, moduli, orientifolds (and more) all arranged on a tiny knot of higher-dimensional space called a Calabi-Yau manifold.

physicsworld.com: all content 2009

If we could look at the universe through a super-powerful microscope, we would see that it is composed of "Tinkertoy" elements called fluxes, branes, moduli, orientifolds (and more) all arranged on a tiny knot of higher-dimensional space called a Calabi-Yau manifold.

physicsworld.com: all content 2009

It is what I term a "Tinkertoy" model, which is what I call the simplest possible model that can represent a particular reality.

Watts Up With That? 2009

“Grandma, will you play with me?” my younger grandson asks, spilling his Tinkertoy or Thomas train set onto the carpet when I come to visit.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

“Grandma, will you play with me?” my younger grandson asks, spilling his Tinkertoy or Thomas train set onto the carpet when I come to visit.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

On Aug. 26, two trucks bearing the world's largest Tinkertoy set arrived in Jacksonville.

After some haggling, a piece of American history heads back home John Kelly 2010

Though de Maistre's politics may be obsolete, his Tinkertoy metaphor is perfectly relevant in today's awe-deprived world of the arts.

A Blog Too Far: How the Maestro Made Them Mad Eric Felten 2010

"You're not playing with a Tinkertoy out here," Boop said.

Aboard a shallow-water gas rig, regulatory confusion keeps crew waiting 2010

"You're not playing with a Tinkertoy out here," Boop said.

Aboard a shallow-water gas rig, regulatory confusion keeps crew waiting 2010

His peculiar sculptures often look like Tinkertoy models, but they are held together in a precarious state of balance no child could achieve.

The gallery scene on Manhattan's Lower East Side 2010