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Thomas Hirst (1887): Ah, why was Newton ever born?

Thomas Hirst (1830-1892) recounts the period of mathematical history through...

In this lecture, Professor of Geometry Harold Thimbleby explores the...

Children can use gadgets faster than adults. What does this...

How many colours are needed to colour a map so...

How many colours are needed to colour a map? What...

Moore's Law predicts substantial, sustained improvement in computing power. Yet...

Why were video recorders so difficult to use? Is there...

Every so often there is a panic when computers succumb...

Euler, ‘the Mozart of mathematics’, was probably the most prolific...

Computers need not just automate what is already being done...