The Mathematical Life of Sir Christopher Wren Christopher Wren, who died 300 years ago this year, is...
Let’s Decolonise the History of Mathematical Proofs! Joint lectures with the British Society for the History of...
Who invented the calculus? - and other 17th century topics The development of the calculus brought together two seemingly unrelated...
Thomas Hirst (1887): Ah, why was Newton ever born? Thomas Hirst (1830-1892) recounts the period of mathematical history through...
Early Mathematics Day: Solving the mystery of the World's First Computer In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course...
Edmond Halley (1727): On the Shoulders of Giants Edmond Halley presents a lecture about his friend, Sir Isaac...