Marcus du Sautoy
Marcus du Sautoy | |
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Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
Known for | The Music of the Primes |
Spouse |
Shani Ram (m. 1994) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Symmetry Group theory Number theory Public engagement[1] |
Institutions | All Souls College, Oxford Wadham College, Oxford New College, Oxford Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Thesis | Discrete Groups, Analytic Groups and Poincaré Series (1989) |
Doctoral advisor | Dan Segal[2][3] |
Website | www |
Marcus Peter Francis du Sautoy
In 1996, he was awarded the title of distinction of Professor of Mathematics.[citation needed]
Education and early life
Du Sautoy was born in London to Bernard du Sautoy, employed in the computer industry, and Jennifer (
Du Sautoy was educated at
Career and research
Du Sautoy's research "uses classical tools from number theory to explore the mathematics of symmetry".[1] Du Sautoy's academic work concerns mainly group theory and number theory.[18]
Du Sautoy is known for his work
He is co-director of PRiSM, the Centre for Practice & Research in Science & Music at the Royal Northern College of Music, which he co-founded with composer Emily Howard.[20]
In a 2006 article published in
Books
His popular mathematics and popular science books include:
- The Music of the Primes[23]
- Finding Moonshine [24]
- Symmetry: A Journey into the Patterns of Nature [25]
- The Num8er My5teries: A Mathematical Odyssey Through Everyday Life[26]
- What We Cannot Know [27]
- The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science [28][29]
- The Creativity Code: How AI Is Learning to Write, Paint and Think [30][31]
- Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut[32][33]
- Around the World in 80 Games: A mathematician unlocks the secrets of the greatest games[34]
Television
Among many other programmes,
In December 2006, du Sautoy delivered the 2006
- Mindgames (BBC Four, 2004–5). Presented 20 episodes of puzzle gameshow with regular guests Kathy Sykes and Michael Rosen.
- The Music of the Primes (BBC Four, 2005, BBC 2 2007). One-hour documentary based on his book.
- Painting with Numbers (Teachers TV 2006). Four fifteen-minute programmes covering numerous topics from risk and probability to concepts of infinity, from codes and cryptography to flowers and football.
- The Num8er My5teries: Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (Channel 5, 2006),[36] five lectures about the great unsolved problems of mathematics.
- The Story of Maths (BBC Four, 2008)[37] is a four-part series first broadcast on BBC Four. In this series he discovers techniques and theories from different times and cultures.
- BBC 2, 2009). Alan Daviesembarks on a maths odyssey with the help of mathematician Marcus du Sautoy.
- Horizon: The Secret You (BBC 2, 2009). Marcus du Sautoy investigates self-awareness.
- Horizon: How Long is a Piece of String? (BBC 2, 2009). Alan Davies attempts to answer the proverbial question: How long is a piece of string? Featuring Marcus du Sautoy.
- Horizon: What Makes a Genius? (BBC 2, 2010). Marcus du Sautoy asks if geniuses' brains are fundamentally different from his.
- The Beauty of Diagrams (BBC Four, 2010). Produced by Michael Waterhouse and directed by Steven Clarke, Marcus du Sautoy discusses influential scientific diagrams, starting with Vitruvian Man, Leonardo da Vinci's iconic anatomical drawing which follows the geometrical ideas of the Roman architect Vitruvius.
- The Code(BBC 2, 2011). A three-part documentary series which began broadcasting on 27 July 2011.
- Faster Than the Speed of Light? (BBC 2, 2011). Marcus du Sautoy discusses a recent discovery, the faster-than-light neutrino anomaly, that neutrinos may travel faster than light. First broadcast on 19 October 2011.
- BBC 2, 2012). Marcus Du Sautoy asks how close mankind is to creating computers or robots that can think for themselves – artificial intelligence, AI. First broadcast on 3 April 2012.
- Dara Ó Briain's School of Hard Sums (Dave, 2012). Co-host with Dara Ó Briain. Dara and guests attempt to solve problems posed by Marcus Du Sautoy with mathematics or through trial and error. First broadcast on 16 April 2012.
- Precision: The Measure of All Things (BBC Four, 2013). Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us and why we have reduced the universe to just a handful of fundamental units of measurement. First broadcast on 10 June 2013.
- The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms (BBC Four, 2015). Mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms. First broadcast on 24 September 2015.
Awards and honours
Du Sautoy was awarded the
Personal life
Du Sautoy lives in London with his family and plays
Du Sautoy is an
He is the grandson of Peter du Sautoy and his godmother was Valerie Eliot.[15]
References
- ^ a b c Anon (2016). "Professor Marcus du Sautoy OBE FRS". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ EThOS uk.bl.ethos.236109.
- ^ Marcus du Sautoy at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.245193. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Prof Marcus du Sautoy portrait". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ Miller, G. M., ed. (1971) BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. London: Oxford University Press; p. Du
- ^ McKie, Robin (2 November 2008). "A mathematician who's in his prime". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "New Simonyi Chair appointed". University of Oxford. 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ "About Marcus". Archived from the original on 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Marcus du Sautoy, OBE". New College, Oxford. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Marcus Du Sautoy books on Amazon". amazon.co.uk.
- ^ "UK government grants awarded to Marcus du Sautoy". ukri.org. UK Research and Innovation.
- ^ "Marcus du Sautoy – Cutting an impressive figure". ukri.org. UK Research and Innovation. 16 January 2024.
- ^ Marcus du Sautoy Official website
- ^ a b c d Dix, Juliet (2009). "My family values: Marcus du Sautoy, mathematician". The Guardian. London.
- Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/59125. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- S2CID 53584050.
- ^ Wolf, Jonnie (12 March 2019). "The Creativity Code by Marcus du Sautoy – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "The PRiSM Team - Royal Northern College of Music". RNCM. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ du Sautoy, Marcus (27 March 2006). "Prime Numbers Get Hitched". Seed.com. Seed.
- ^ Thomas, Kelly Devine (2 May 2013). "From Prime Numbers to Nuclear Physics and Beyond". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ISBN 9780062064011
- ISBN 9780007380879
- ISBN 9780060789411
- ISBN 9780007362561
- ISBN 9780007576593
- ISBN 9780007576579
- ^ "Review of The Great Unknown". Kirkus Reviews. 22 February 2017.
- ISBN 9780008296346
- ^ Olszewski, Peter (20 October 2019). "Review of The Creativity Code". MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America.
- ISBN 9780008393939
- ^ Dubner, Stephen (2021). "EPISODE 483: What's Wrong With Shortcuts?". freakonomics.com. Freakonomics Radio.
being aware of what your thought process is, is already enough to short-circuit the algorithm which was always sending you into depression. You're sort of stuck inside the system of the way you're thinking
- ISBN 978-0008525910
- IMDb
- ^ a b "The Num8er My5teries". rigb.org. Royal Institution. December 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Maths and me: The presenter's story". OpenLearn. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Marcus Du Sautoy". Royal Society. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 9.
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Anon (2008). "How Jewish is Marcus Du Sautoy?". thejc.com. The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Jha, Alok (28 October 2008). "Science Extra: Marcus du Sautoy steps into Dawkins' boots". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ du Sautoy, Marcus (12 December 2008). "Desert Island Discs: Marcus du Sautoy". BBC Radio 4 (Interview). Interviewed by Kirsty Young. Quote comes from minute 31:08. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Parsons, Paul (2008). "How to sell science to the Big Brother generation: Interview with Marcus du Sautoy". newscientist.com. New Scientist. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016.
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