Roger Penrose: How Drawing Is Used for Maths and Science

Sir Roger Penrose tells us how he uses drawing to communicate complicated mathematical and scientific equations.

Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science. He is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College.

Penrose is known for his work in mathematical physics, in particular for his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He has received several prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics, which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their contribution to our understanding of the universe,

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Artist and Writer; Studied Fine Art (BA) and Physics (Bsc); Editor-in-Chief: Interalia Magazine; Founder and Director of The Interalia Centre (founded in 1990 - www,interaliacentre.org), an organisation which addresses the relationship between the Arts, Sciences and Consciousness through innovative conferences, lectures and workshops, establishing a dialogue between art and science at an accessible level. Since The Interalia Centre was founded, it has successfully run 11 International conferences, 2 art/science festivals, "Dialogues" between artists and scientists, "science-in-art" residencies, as well as taking the art/science dialogue into the business environment. Lectured widely on the Art/Science interface, and has also given courses on colour theory and practice, geometry and art, and scientific concepts in early 20th century art. Book publications include – Andy Goldsworthy: Ice and Snow Drawings (Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1992); Susan Derges: River Taw (Michael Hue-Williams, London, 1997); James Turrell: The Elliptic Eclipse (MJH/Cantz Publishers,1999); Strange and Charmed: Science and the Contemporary Visual Arts - contributing chapter: – ‘Uncertain Entanglements: Art and Physics’ (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2000). Shortlisted for the Arts and Business ‘Creative Britons 2000’ Award, and recipient of a Sci~art 2000 award (with Professors John D Barrow and Martin Kemp), for the project ‘Connections in Space: from the Quantum to the Cosmos’ - CD and Website. View all posts with Richard Bright →

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