Prof John Barrow, On Pictures in Mathematics

Speaker:Prof John Barrow (DAMTP)
Venue: Old Combination Room, Trinity College
Time: 24/11/2008 20:30, drinks from 20:15

A look at the role of pictures and images in mathematics, from the first hand-illustrated manuscripts, graphs, and diagrams to the iconic modern images of the atomic bomb, the London Underground map, impossible figures, and the Mandelbrot set.

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