A Mathematician Reviews his Subject - Aitken

This article features in our latest issue of the Journal, Vol 51, No 4, and explores the state of Mathematics in 1955 from the perspective of the then Chair of Mathematics at the University, Professor A. C. Aitken. In Vol 51, No 4, the current Director and Sir Edmund Whittaker Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Edinburgh, Minhyong Kim, delivers a more up-to-date perspective on how mathematics influences our everyday lives.

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