The Universe Speaks in Numbers: Michael Atiyah interviewed by Graham Farmelo

The Universe Speaks in Numbers

Science writer Graham Farmelo in conversation with Sir Michael Atiyah. In an interview with Graham in November 2018, Sir Michael Atiyah described how he became a ‘quasi-physicist. Ten weeks later, Atiyah was dead. He was one of the most accomplished mathematicians of the past century: no one had done more in the past decades to discover close links between pure mathematics and fundamental physics. Undoubtedly a great mind, he was also an indomitable spirit.


Read more in Graham Farmelo's book The Universe Speaks in Numbers.

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Science writer Graham Farmelo in conversation with Sir Michael Atiyah. In an interview with Graham in November 2018, Sir Michael Atiyah described how he became a ‘quasi-physicist. Ten weeks later, Atiyah was dead. He was one of the most accomplished mathematicians of the past century: no one had done more in the past decades to discover close links between pure mathematics and fundamental physics. Undoubtedly a great mind, he was also an indomitable spirit.


Read more in Graham Farmelo's book The Universe Speaks in Numbers.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2019-09-02 26 min
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