Isaac Newton Institute
Encyclopedia
The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences is an international research institute for mathematics
and theoretical physics
. Part of the University of Cambridge
, it is named after one of the university's most illustrious figures, the mathematician and natural philosopher Sir Isaac Newton. It opened in 1992.
Its building adjoins the Cambridge Centre for Mathematical Sciences
. In 1993 the British mathematician Andrew Wiles
announced at the institute his proof of Fermat's last theorem
. The institute was in 1999 awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of "world-class achievement in education." Its director as of October 2006 was Professor Sir David Wallace
.
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and theoretical physics
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
. Part of the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, it is named after one of the university's most illustrious figures, the mathematician and natural philosopher Sir Isaac Newton. It opened in 1992.
Its building adjoins the Cambridge Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Centre for Mathematical Sciences (Cambridge)
The Centre for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge houses the university's Faculty of Mathematics, the Isaac Newton Institute, and the Betty and Gordon Moore Library. It is situated on Wilberforce Road, formerly a St...
. In 1993 the British mathematician Andrew Wiles
Andrew Wiles
Sir Andrew John Wiles KBE FRS is a British mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University, specializing in number theory...
announced at the institute his proof of Fermat's last theorem
Fermat's Last Theorem
In number theory, Fermat's Last Theorem states that no three positive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation an + bn = cn for any integer value of n greater than two....
. The institute was in 1999 awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of "world-class achievement in education." Its director as of October 2006 was Professor Sir David Wallace
David Wallace (physicist)
Professor Sir David James Wallace, CBE, FRS, DL is the Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge and master of Churchill College, Cambridge....
.
Directors
- 1990-1996 Michael AtiyahMichael AtiyahSir Michael Francis Atiyah, OM, FRS, FRSE is a British mathematician working in geometry.Atiyah grew up in Sudan and Egypt but spent most of his academic life in the United Kingdom at Oxford and Cambridge, and in the United States at the Institute for Advanced Study...
- 1996-2001 Keith MoffattKeith MoffattHenry Keith Moffatt FRS FRSE is a Scottish applied mathematician with principal research interests in the field of fluid dynamics.-Research:...
- 2001-2006 John KingmanJohn KingmanSir John Frank Charles Kingman, born on 28 August 1939 in Beckenham, Kent, is a British mathematician.He was N. M. Rothschild and Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Isaac Newton Institute at the University of Cambridge from 2001 until 2006, when he was succeeded by Sir...
- 2006- David WallaceDavid Wallace (physicist)Professor Sir David James Wallace, CBE, FRS, DL is the Director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge and master of Churchill College, Cambridge....
External links
- Isaac Newton Institute website.
- Interactive map of the Mathematical Sciences site including links to the departments.