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Scale of Things, The

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

Email
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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