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- Synopsis
- Video recording of a lecture given by Dr Mark Miodownik of King’s College London at the Royal Society in September 2009. Fleas can jump over 100 times their own height, flies can walk on water and a hamster can survive falling from aircraft without a parachute. The maths behind these phenomena are explored in this talk.
- Series
- Popular Lectures, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2009
- Year of production
- 2009
- Subjects
- Biology; Mathematics
- Keywords
- biolocomotion; mathematics
Credits
- Contributor
- Mark Miodownik
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £12.50
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 60 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Distributor
- Name
London Mathematical Society
- lms@lms.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.lms.ac.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7637 3686
- Fax
- 020 7323 3655
- Address
- De Morgan House
57-58 Russell Square
London
WC1B 4HS - Notes
- Video recordings of twice-yearly LMS Popular Lectures, which aim to present exciting topics and interesting applications to anyone with a serious interest in mathematics such as sixth form and university students. Recent lectures are for sale on DVD and older ones for hire on video.
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