
Ashleigh Ratcliffe tells the story of another hidden woman in mathematics.

Nora Koparan tells the story of the first female professor of mathematics

Colin Wright remembers the puzzle giant with a passion for sharing

Madeleine Hall looks at one of the minds behind GPS

Pamela E Harris's story, as told by Talithia Williams

Emma Bell explains why the Renaissance mathematician Gerolamo Cardano styled himself as the "man of discoveries".

Biography of Katherine Johnson, NASA human computer and research mathematician

Clive Fraser reflects on his interactions with one of the greatest ever Black mathematicians

In this edition of the series, we instead learn about 'routes' and Edsger Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm.

Biography of Sir Christopher Zeeman

A biography of Sophie Bryant

Blaise Pascal was driven to begin the mechanisation of mathematics by his father's struggles with an accounts book in 17th century France.

What is the real story behind the lady with the lamp?

Mary Somerville fights against social mores to become one of the leading mathematicians of her time.

James Grime gets intimate with 'the most beautiful woman in the world' from the golden age of Hollywood

The great contributions of the man who started popular mathematics

(1925 - 2015)

Exploring the legacy of John Nash (1928 – 2015)

Klaus Roth and his work