# Leonardo, Rapunzel and the Mathematics of Hair

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Raymond E. Goldstein FRS
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/leonardo-rapunzel-and-mathematics-hair)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

From Leonardo da Vinci to the Brothers Grimm our fascination with hair has endured in art and science. This talk will cover the mathematics involved, focusing on the important historical developments of elasticity theory due to Euler and Bernoulli.

## Lectures

1. [Leonardo, Rapunzel and the Mathematics of Hair](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/leonardo-rapunzel-and-mathematics-hair/d077dd066600) (YouTube)