# Mathematics in the 20th century: Chaos, codes and colouring

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Robin Wilson
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/mathematics-20th-century-chaos-codes-and-colouring)
- 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)

What is the Mandelbrot set? How can prime numbers protect your bank balance? And why is mathematics incomplete? More new mathematics arose in the 20th century than was known up to that time - including the long-awaited proofs of Fermat's last theorem and the four-colour theorem.

## Lectures

1. [Mathematics in the 20th century: Chaos, codes and colouring](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/mathematics-20th-century-chaos-codes-and-colouring/3c39d50a461b) (YouTube)