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Marden Lecture 2017: Béla Bollobás
March 28, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Béla BollobásThe 28th Annual Marden Lecture on Mathematics presents:
The Greatest Codebreaker and His Mathematics
Dr. Béla Bollobás
University of Memphis
Trinity College, Cambridge
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Lubar Hall N140
Many of the best cryptographers and cryptanalysts of the last four centuries were mathematicians, but mathematicians as codebreakers really came to prominence in WW II. Join us to learn more about the greatest codebreaker and his mathematical achievements. This talk is open to all – advanced mathematical knowledge is not required.
Sponsored by the Miriam and Morris Marden Fund, the Department of Mathematical Sciences, and the College of Letters & Science. For more information, contact math-staff@uwm.edu or (414) 229-4836.