Wonders Beyond Numbers: The IMA / BCS / IET Christmas Lecture by Johnny Ball
Abstract
Johnny Ball is the well-known TV personality whose shows were renowned for presenting scientific and technological principles in an entertaining and accessible way for people young and old.
Johnny will feature amazing stories from our magical mathematical past, like how to calculate the distance to the horizon, find the square root of absolutely any number easily, and how long Archimedes’ lever would need to be for him to move the Earth.
He will also explain how one famous explorer ended up further away from his goal than when he started and show why the Isaac Newton apple story is just rubbish and how gravity really works
Agenda
6.00pm Meeting room opens
6.30pm Talk by Johnny Ball
7.30pm Q&A
8.00pm Close
Registration
Please register via eventbrite to reserve your place and receive the meeting link. There is no charge to attend but booking is essential. All are welcome.
