The 5th edition of LASER Talks Tehran will be held on Saturday, Jan 11, 2020 at Haftohasht Innovation Studio.

We are honored to have Dr. Rahim Zaare-Nahandi as our featured speaker for the 5th gathering. He is a translator and full professor of Mathematics at University of Tehran.

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Topic:

Naming Crisis in Russian Orthodoxy and European Mathematics:

In 1913 Tsar Nicholas II ordered to storm Monastery Pantaleimon of Mount Athos where the heresy of Name Worshipping had created a big crisis. At the same time, the introduction of Set Theory and naming infinities by Georg Cantor was first supported by French mathematicians but then was opposed by them. Two Russian mathematicians took this theory and created the great Moscow Mathematical School. The talk explores these topics with emphasis on the impressive stories of the lives of involved mathematicians.

CHAIR: Maryam Razi

SPONSOR:

Haft o Hasht Innovation Studio

LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talks is Leonardo's international program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversations. LASER Talks were founded in 2008 by Bay Area LASER Chair Piero Scaruffi and are in over 30 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit our website. 

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