Alan Turing - Celebrating the life of a genius
Saturday 23 June 2012 marks the centenary of the birth of Alan Turing - mathematical genius, hero of the WWII code breakers of Bletchley Park, and father of modern computing. Alan Turing was a mathematician, cryptographer and pioneer of computer science who possessed one of the greatest
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Alan Turing - Celebrating the life of a genius [2012]
Description: Saturday 23 June 2012 marks the centenary of the birth of Alan Turing - mathematical genius, hero of the WWII code breakers of Bletchley Park, and father of modern computing. Alan Turing was a mathematician, cryptographer and pioneer of computer science who possessed one of
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He's a Former Math Prodigy Turned Doctor Who Wants to Learn Math Late in Life
In this video I answer a question I received from a viewer. He graduated at 18 from John Hopkins and was a math prodigy. He became a doctor, and now he is interested in learning math later in life. Do you have any advice or other opinions? If so, please leave a comment below. Useful Math
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INTERVIEW AT CIRM: PETER SARNAK
Peter Sarnak is a South African-born mathematician with dual South-African and American nationalities. He has been Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University since 2002, succeeding Andrew Wiles, and is an editor of the Annals of Mathematics. He is known for his work in
From playlist Jean-Morlet Chair's guests - Interviews
This is from my Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42KTAPVZJMswwVD5nyr2Zb In this video I answer a question I received from a viewer. His name is Robert and he wants to become a professional mathematician. Do you have any advice or opinions? If so, please leave a comment be
From playlist Office Hours with The Math Sorcerer
From miller to entering Cambridge at age 40 - George Green
This is the legend of George Green (1793 - 1841), a mathematician / physicist, "son of a miller". First time going outside to film, and I only have my phone, so I'm really sorry that the video quality is not very good. Green's theorem, identities, and functions are immensely useful in 19t
From playlist Miscellaneous
The Story of James Simons - Renaissance Technologies & Medallion Fund
Jim Simons is a mathematician and cryptographer who realized that the complex math he used to break military codes could also explain patterns in the world of finance. James Simons has been described as "the world's smartest billionaire", amassing a fortune through the clever use of mathem
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Robert Bryant, A visit to the Finsler world
Robert Bryant, Duke University, USA A visit to the Finsler world
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The History and Mission of the Institute - Robbert Dijkgraaf
IAS Welcome Day - September 27, 2017 https://www.ias.edu/events/welcome-day-2017-18 More videos on http://video.ias.edu
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Welcome Day 2021 - Robbert Dijkgraaf
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FIRST TIME EVER! FULL PETERSEN COLLECTION TOUR | HETFIELD, SUPERCARS, PORSCHE, OVER 200 CARS
To visit the museum visit https://petersen.org! Join us as we do our first ever, full museum and vault tour virtually to the world. This 2+ hour tour will walk through almost all of the vehicles in the museum and cover the 5 newest exhibitions including Supercars, Extreme Conditions, Recla
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The story of mathematical proof – with John Stillwell
Discover the surprising history of proof, a mathematically vital concept. In this talk John covers the areas of number theory, non-Euclidean geometry, topology, and logic, and peer into the deep chasm between natural number arithmetic and the real numbers. Buy John's book here: https://g
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Ptolemy's theorem and generalizations | Rational Geometry Math Foundations 131 | NJ Wildberger
The other famous classical theorem about cyclic quadrilaterals is due to the great Greek astronomer and mathematician, Claudius Ptolemy. Adopting a rational point of view, we need to rethink this theorem to state it in a purely algebraic way, without resort to `distances' and the correspon
From playlist Math Foundations
A record- breaking Prime Number for 70 years ! | An insane calculation.
We discuss Édouard Lucas and his discovery of a Mersenne prime with 39 digits ! It remained the largest known prime for almost 70 years. My free consultation service: https://forms.gle/KoBA7TurwLjteMHcA Accepting bitcoin donations: 1LfLNqxJ38n4g8wwodFzmvrq8YxXNSF2vf #mersenneprime #prime
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THE FIRST SUPERCAR | 100MPH IN 1913
#supercar #mercerraceabout America's first supercar wasn't a #corvette, it was the New Jersey made Mercer. Join our chief historian Leslie Kendall as we take a deeper historical look at the low stance, high-performance supercar that is the 1913 Mercer Type 35-J. This 1913 Mercer was was l
From playlist Petersen Deep Dives
Carolyn Yackel - Interview - G4G12 April 2016
Jordan Gold interviews Carolyn about her experiences at the Gathering 4 Gardner conference.
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Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize 2018 David L. Donoho
The Gauss Prize is to honor scientists whose mathematical research has had an impact outside mathematics – either in technology, in business, or simply in people's everyday lives. The prize is awarded jointly by the Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung (German Mathematical Union) and the Inte
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Interview at Cirm: Howard Masur
Howard Masur is an American mathematician who works on topology, geometry and combinatorial group theory. Masur was an invited speaker at the 1994 International Congress of Mathematicians in Zürich. and is a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Along with Yair Minsky, Masur is one
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