Madhava Lectures
Madhava of Sangamagrama was a 14th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer who made pioneering contributions to the study of infinite series, calculus, trigonometry, geometry, and algebra. He is considered the founder of the Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics which flourished between the 14th and 16th centuries. The ICTS Madhava Lectures named after him are delivered by eminent scholars on the history of Mathematics, Science, and Technology.
Past Lectures
The man who invented calculus: the life and work of Madhava
P P Divakaran (formerly Professor of Physics at TIFR-Mumbai)
14 February 2020, 16:00
Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru
Lecture 1 (Public Lecture): 11 February 2020, 16:00 PM Lecture 2: 13 February 2020, 16:00 PM Lecture 3: 14 February 2020, 16:00 PM Abstract: Apart...more