What are the limits of proof, and what follows? – A timely look at the life and mathematical work of Alan Turing. As we approach the centenary of his birth, this lecture offers a chance to learn more about perhaps Britain’s most famous modern mathematician.
This is the 2011 joint London Mathematical Society / Gresham College lecture.
The other lectures held in collaboration with the London Mathematical Society include:
Mathematics: The Next Generation by Professor Peter Cameron
Home Office Mathematics by Professor Bernard Silverman
Indra's Pearls: Geometry and Symmetry by Professor Caroline Series
Mathematics and Smallpox by Professor Tom Körner
Cancer can give you maths by Professor Philip Maini
Multiplying and Dividing by Whole Numbers by Professor Timothy Gowers
Can maths catch criminals and bring them to justice? by Professor Christopher Budd
Angus Macintyre is a Professor at Queen Mary, University of London and President of the London Mathematical Society.
