Maths and the Making of the Modern World
Wednesday 16 May
Lecture Theatre 5W 2.3
We live in a world dominated by technology, from the Internet to Google and from the mobile phone to GPS. Yet how many of us realise that all of this technology is based on maths, and without maths the modern world would not exist. In this talk Professor Budd describes the maths behind Google, the iPod and the mobile phone and will also show how maths had led to the modern information revolution. No heavy maths involved, but please bring your imagination!
For more lectures, see the full Summer 2012 GULP programme.
Professor Chris Budd
Chris Budd is Professor of Applied Maths at the University of Bath. His research involves applying maths to industry and he works on such varied projects as weather forecasting, radar, electricity supply, alternative energy, microwave cooking and the maths of dancing. A passionate populariser of maths he is also Chair of Maths at the Royal Institution and a Fellow of the British Science Association. When not doing maths he likes climbing mountains with his dog Benji.