Michael Atiyah - Numbers are Serious but they are also Fun
Please email external-relations@maths.ox.ac.uk to register
Archimedes, who famously jumped out of his bath shouting “Eureka”, also ‘invented’ the number pi.
Euler invented e and had fun with his formula e^(2 pi i) = 1.
The world is full of important numbers waiting to be invented. Why not have a go?
Michael Atiyah is one of the world’s leading mathematicians and a pivotal figure in twentieth and twenty-first century mathematics. His lecture will be followed by an interview with Sir John Ball, Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy here in Oxford where Michael will talk about his lecture, his work and his life as a mathematician.
Please email external-relations@maths.ox.ac.uk to register.
The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.
Date:
17 May 2018, 17:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2018)
Venue:
Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details:
Lecture Theatre 1
Speaker:
Michael Atiyah (University of Edinburgh)
Organising department:
Mathematical Institute
Organiser:
Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
lumbard@maths.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures
Topics:
Booking required?:
Required
Booking email:
external-relations@maths.ox.ac.uk
Cost:
n/a
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Dyrol Lumbard
