Transistor   /     Three Letters on Broom Bridge

Summary

Every October 16th hundreds of people gather in Dublin to celebrate Ireland's greatest mathematician, William Rowan Hamilton. And get this – It was his act of vandalism on Broom Bridge in 1843 that put him in the history books – it actually changed mathematics forever. Samuel Hanson brings us the story.

Subtitle
Every October 16th, hundreds of people walk from the Dunsink Observatory to Broom Bridge to celebrate Ireland's greatest mathematician.
Duration
10:53
Publishing date
2017-10-16 04:00
Link
https://beta.prx.org/stories/215462
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Every October 16th hundreds of people gather in Dublin to celebrate Ireland's greatest mathematician, William Rowan Hamilton. And get this – It was his act of vandalism on Broom Bridge in 1843 that put him in the history books – it actually changed mathematics forever. Samuel Hanson brings us the story.