Bartlett Memorial Lecture Returns on March 12
Join us with Sarah Hart as she leads us into an exploration of the many connections between mathematics and literature. She will show the hidden mathematical structures behind everything from poetry to novels and reveal some of the beautiful mathematical imagery and symbolism in fiction, from simple fairy tales to classics like Moby-Dick. We will learn not only how mathematics and literature are inextricably linked, but also how understanding these links can enhance our enjoyment of both subjects.
Sarah Hart is a well-respected mathematician and a gifted expositor of mathematics. In 2013, Sarah became the youngest STEM professor at Birkbeck College (University of London), its first ever woman mathematics professor and one of only five women mathematics professors under the age of 40 in the United Kingdom. Educated at Oxford and Manchester, Sarah currently holds the Gresham Professorship of Geometry, the oldest mathematics chair in the UK. She is the 33rd Gresham Professor of Geometry and the first woman ever to hold the position, which stretches back in an unbroken lineage to 1597. Sarah’s book “Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature,” has been praised by various international media venues, including the New York Times and the Washington Post.
The 2024 lecture will be help on March 12th at 6:30 in the ENR2 Building Room N120. Not RSVP required. A dessert and hosted bar reception in the ENR2 courtyard will follow the lecture.
About the Daniel Bartlett Memorial Lecture:
The annual Bartlett Memorial Lecture gives the public a window into the nature of mathematics by illustrating the work of renowned mathematicians to general audiences. The lecture, made possible by contributions to the Bartlett Memorial Endowment, was established to memorialize Daniel Bartlett, a remarkable rising mathematician who passed away suddenly in 2006. At the time of his death, Daniel was beginning work in algebraic number theory, the area he envisioned would ground his dissertation work at UA. Daniel’s passion for, and dedication to mathematics, led his family to also establish the Daniel Bartlett Memorial Scholarship, supporting outstanding graduate research in mathematics every summer. The inaugural Bartlett Memorial Lecture was delivered in 2008 by Barry Mazur, Daniel’s undergraduate advisor at Harvard University.