LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY

2009 POPULAR LECTURES

University of Birmingham – Tuesday 15 September


Dr Nina Snaith
University of Bristol

Hollywood's Hippest Mathematics:
random matrices and Riemann zeros

Come and see how physicists helped answer a hundred year old question about prime numbers and how this features in a major Hollywood movie.

Dr Mark Miodownik
King’s College London

The Scale of Things

Fleas can jump over 100 times their own height, flies can walk on water and a hamster can survive falling from aircraft without a parachute. Find out about the maths behind The Scale of Things.


Commences at 6.30 pm, refreshments at 7.30 pm, ends at 9.00 pm. Admission is free, with ticket. Apply by 10 September.

Tickets available from Lee-Anne Parker, London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57-58 Russell Square, London, WC1B 4HS (email: leeanne.parker@lms.ac.uk). A stamped addressed envelope would be appreciated.

You may also be interested in the Popular Lectures videos and DVDs. The Society maintains a collection of videos for hire (pre 1998) and purchase (1998 onwards).


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