[Sci-tech-public] Joan Richards lecture at MIT: Monday, 5 Feb

[David Kaiser]

Hello, all,

The Applied Mathematics Colloquium at MIT will feature a talk by the 
historian of mathematics, Joan Richards, this coming Monday (5 
February).  All are welcome to attend!  Info on time, place, and 
topic below --

best,
Dave

The talks are held at 4:30pm in 2-105, with refreshments beforehand 
at 4pm in 4-174.

Mathematics, Logic, and the Structure of the Universe in Victorian England

The relationship between mathematics and the external world has been
interpreted in very different ways in different times. In this talk I
will examine the relationships that Augustus De Morgan claimed between
mathematical and logical symbols and the ultimate nature of the
universe. I will use De Morgan's particular story as an entry point into
a view of the world that supported the development of a great deal of
the mathematics and physics in Victorian England.

http://www-math.mit.edu/amc/spring07/JoanRichards.pdf

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