Events: detail
Squaring the circle and other impossibilities
- Hosted by:
- Gresham College
- Speaker:
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Professor Robin Wilson
- Starts:
- January 16, 2008 at 01:00 pm
- Ends:
- January 16, 2008 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- Gresham College, Barnard’s Inn Hall, London, EC1N 2HH United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
WE ALL HAVE OUR PROBLEMS
Mathematicians can be divided into theory-builders and problem-solvers. In these lectures, we look at some problems that have fascinated mathematicians for 2000 years, concluding with a discussion of the future.
Squaring the circle and other impossibilities
The three classical problems of Ancient Greece – squaring the circle, trisecting the angle and doubling the cube – remained unsolved until the 19th century. What were they, what methods were tried for tackling them, and how were they eventually solved?
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
For more information
- Contact person:
- Gresham College
- Phone:
- 020 7831 0575
- Email:
- enquiries [ at ] gresham.ac.uk
- Website:
- Squaring the circle and other impossibilities
