Galois’ Enduring Legacy Through history, few mathematicians could claim as profound and long-lasting an impact on mathematics as Évariste Galois made in his 20 years on Earth, argued Bảo Châu Ngô at the 11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum. Read more 30. Oct 2024 | By Benjamin Skuse | 1 comment
Efim Zelmanov’s Desert Island Maths At the start of his HLF lecture on Asymptotic Group Theory on Thursday morning, Fields medalist Efim Zelmanov described the ‘group’ as: “the great unifying concept in mathematics,” remarking “if you go for a trip, … 11. Oct 2017 | By Paul Taylor | 1 comment
