erman ic - language ▁s urn ames <0x0A> </s> ▁Margaret ▁W ert heim ▁( born ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian - born ▁science ▁writer , ▁cur ator , ▁and ▁artist ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁cultural ▁history ▁of ▁physics , ▁and ▁has ▁written ▁about ▁science , ▁including ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁Guardian , ▁A e on ▁and ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁W ert heim ▁and ▁her ▁tw in ▁sister , ▁Christ ine ▁W ert heim , ▁are ▁co - found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁For ▁Fig uring ▁( I FF ), ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles - based ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁though ▁which ▁they ▁create ▁projects ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁art , ▁science ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁Their ▁I FF ▁projects ▁include ▁their ▁Cro ch et ▁Cor al ▁Re ef , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Ven ice ▁B ienn ale , ▁Hay ward ▁Gallery ▁( Lond on ), ▁Museum ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Design ▁( N Y C ), ▁and ▁the ▁Smith son ian ' s ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History . ▁For ▁her ▁work ▁with ▁public ▁science ▁eng agement , ▁W ert heim ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁K lop st eg ▁Memorial ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Physics ▁Te ach ers ▁and ▁Australia ' s ▁Scient ia ▁Medal ▁( 2 0 1 7 ). ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁research ▁▁ ▁W