# A Millennium of Mathematical Puzzles

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Robin Wilson
- Year: 2008
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/millennium-mathematical-puzzles)
- 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)

In the 8th century Alcuin of York described the wolf, goat and cabbage problem - so did Lewis Carroll over 1000 years later. This lecture looks at a wide variety of mathematical puzzles that entertained people of all ages over the intervening period.

## Lectures

1. [A Millennium of Mathematical Puzzles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/millennium-mathematical-puzzles/f9b6fe17ac3c) (YouTube)