LUNCHTIME MATHS

Lunchmaths is a series of fun mathematics lectures, intended to be accessible and of interest to undergrads with a minimum of maths background. Bring along your sandwiches. Tea/Coffee provided.
 


1 pm, Tuesday 29th May 2001
Science Lecture Theatre S14

Mathematician and Martyr

Dr Michael Deakin
Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics
Monash University



Imagine a time when the world's greatest living mathematician was a woman, indeed a physically beautiful woman. And imagine that she conducted her life and her professional work in a city as turbulent as Belfast or Beirut is today. And imagine such a female mathematician achieving fame not only in her specialist field, but also as a philosopher and religious thinker, who attracted a large popular following. And imagine her as a virgin martyr killed, not for her Christianity, but by Christians because she was not one of them. And imagine that the guilt of her death was widely whispered to lie at the door of one of Christianity's most honoured saints....

It all happened! Come and hear about it!