On Tuesday June 2nd, the University of Greenwich is pleased to present
an afternoon exploring the history of mathematics & computing in the
appropriate setting of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich:
Donald Knuth: /"History of Computer Science versus History of
Mathematics"/
Karen Parshall: /"Victorian Algebra"/
Don Knuth is a retired professor of Computer Science at Stanford
University, where he joined the faculty forty years ago. His
multi-volume work-in-progress entitled "The Art of Computer Programming"
has been translated into twelve languages. His software is used to
format the pages of most of the world's books and journals about
mathematics and physics. He tries to write computer programs that are
actually a pleasure to read.
Karen Parshall is Professor of History and Mathematics at the University
of Virginia. She works on the history of science and mathematics in
America and the history of 19th- and 20th-century algebra, and her
research currently focuses on the life, times, and mathematical work of
the British mathematician, James Joseph Sylvester. The organisers are
grateful to the London Mathematical Society for support for Professor
Parshall's visit.
Date: Tuesday 2nd June 2009, 2-4pm
Venue: Burnside Lecture Theatre, King William Court (KW315),
Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9LS
All welcome. Admission free.
Further information from Tony Mann ([log in to unmask])
Travel directions at http://www.gre.ac.uk/about/greenwich/greenwich
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Tony Mann
Head of Department, Mathematical Sciences
School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
Park Row, London
SE10 9LS
Phone: 020 8331 8709 Fax 020 8331 8665
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