Planes and pacifism: Activities and attitudes of British mathematicians during WWI The First World War was the first time that war...
Mathematical Journeys into Fictional Worlds Literary satire has long used mathematical concepts to reinforce its points.
The Mathematical Ability of School Leavers This was a conference that included the following papers: ...
Alan Turing: The Founder of Computer Science Professor Jonathan Bowen reflects on the brilliant work and tragic...
The Journey from Black-Hole Singularities to a Cyclic Cosmology Sir Roger Penrose gives the annual Sir Thomas Gresham lecture on The Journey from Black-Hole Singularities to a Cyclic Cosmology.
Christopher Wren & Oliver Cromwell: The 1657 Appointment of Wren as Gresham Professor of Astronomy Of all the august and admirable Gresham Professors, Christopher Wren...
Mathematical Structure in Fiction Mathematical concepts have often been used to create new structural forms in fiction, as in the works of Raymond Queneau and Jorge Luis Borges.
Doing Business in Interstellar Space Imagine that interstellar trade is possible at speeds close to...