BSHM-LMS De Morgan Day

BSHM-LMS De Morgan Day

Saturday 9 May 2015 (All day)
De Morgan House, Russell Square, London

Programme

  • 10:00 Coffee and registration
  • 10:30 Opening of the Society meeting
  • Adrian Rice, 'An introduction to the life and work of Augustus De Morgan'
  • 11:30 Chris Hollings, 'A batch of observations & enquiries: The correspondence of Ada Lovelace and Augustus De Morgan'
  • 12:00 Sloan Despeaux, 'Augustus De Morgan's "Budget of Paradoxes"
  • 13:00 Lunch
  • 14:00 John Heard, 'Augustus De Morgan and the early history of the London Mathematical Society'
  • 15:00 Ian Stewart, 'Augustus De Morgan and George Boole'
  • 16:00 Tea
  • 16:30 Wilfrid Hodges, 'The influence of Augustus De Morgan'
  • 17:30 Reception
  • 19:00 Dinner
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