Poster as a pdf

Poster as a pdf

Poster as a pdf

In the first of our series of Oxford Mathematicians we feature G H Hardy (1877-1947). Hardy was the most important British pure mathematician of the first half of the 20th century. This set of 6 posters takes us on a journey through his time at Oxford - from his appointment as Savilian Professor of Geometry to his lobbying for a Mathematical Institute. He gave the first talk at the Invariants Society (the University's student society for mathematics) - to find out more about applying to Oxford see our Study Here pages.

All 6 posters as a pdf

In the second of our series of Oxford Mathematicians we feature John Wallis (1616–1703). Wallis was Oxford’s Savilian Professor of Geometry from 1649 to 1703 and was the most influential English mathematician before the rise of Isaac Newton. His most important works were his 'Arithmetic of Infinitesimals' and his treatise on Conic Sections, both published in the 1650s. If you ever come to visit Oxford you can see the Sheldonian Theatre - an amazing building designed by Christopher Wren with a roof span of over 21m. There were no trees long enough to have simple beams supporting this roof, but John Wallis devised a clever interlocking beam structure which still survives to this day. Developing this structure involved solving 25 simultaneous equations! If you're interested in finding out more, the Mathemagicians run walking tours around Oxford pointing out other mathematical marvels.

All 6 posters as a pdf

In the third of our series of Oxford Mathematicians we feature Charles Dodgson (1832–1898). If Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) had not written Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, he’d probably be remembered as a pioneer photographer. But his Oxford ‘day job’ was as Lecturer in Mathematics at Christ Church. Dodgson had interests in geometry and algebra (in particular looking at determinants), but he also made influential contributions to logic and voting theory. You can find some of his syllogisms (statements called premises which lead to a conclusion) on our Maths and Philosophy page. His interest in voting theory led to him making recommendations to parliament - including the rule that no results should be announced until all polling stations had closed.

All 6 posters as a pdf