{"id":6171,"date":"2015-02-04T14:05:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T13:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/videoarchive\/?p=6171"},"modified":"2023-11-06T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:19:57","slug":"mathematics-at-imperial-since-1956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/videoarchive\/mathematics-at-imperial-since-1956\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics at Imperial since 1956"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This presentation was recorded on 29 January 1998 at the Chapman\/Whitehead Memorial Meeting. Alfred Whitehead (1861-1947) and Sydney Chapman (1888-1970) were both former heads of the Mathematics Department during the 1920&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation is by Walter Hayman (1926-2020) and consists of personal recollections and memories. Hayman joined the college in 1956 and was appointed to a chair of Pure Mathematics. He retired in the 1980&#8217;s and died 1 January 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V8FJ7uRUygg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>Colin Grimshaw February 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This &#8220;Mathematics at Imperial since 1956&#8221; presentation by Walter Hayman, was recorded on 29 January 1998 and consists of personal recollections and memories. Hayman joined the college in 1956 and was appointed to a chair of Pure Mathematics. 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