Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850–1891), Mathematician We start in 19th century Russia, with a woman who wasn’t supposed to exist, at least not in mathematics. Sofia Kovalevskaya grew up in a Russia where universities were closed to women entirely. Her solution was characteristically audacious: she arranged a marriage of convenience to obtain a passport, moved to Germany, and proceeded to become the
PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS It’s Flashcard Fridays at Math! Science! History!, where we explore the beautiful, messy, brilliant evolution of human thought. I’m Gabrielle Birchak, and today I’m briefly covering the life of a man whose mind helped save millions of lives and lay the groundwork for the digital age we live in. He cracked codes, he challenged the norms, he made
MATH SCIENCE HISTORY TRANSCRIPTS GABRIELLE:Welcome to Math! Science! History! I have a special episode today that includes an interview with Daniel Shiu, where we discuss his latest article, The Influence of Bletchley Park on UK Mathematics, which was published in the Taylor and Francis journal, Cryptologia. It is such a wonderful article about Bletchley Park and the eclectic individuals that