From Proof to Paradigm: The Books That Taught Humanity to Think
What do Euclid, Darwin, Russell, and Hawking (and many others) have in common? Each of them wrote a book that gave humanity a new way to think. This talk will give a bird's eye view of the books behind proof, algorithms, chance, evolution, and the scientific method.
Speaker
Manjil Saikia
Assistant Professor
School of Arts and Sciences
PhD (University of Vienna)
Research Interests: Enumerative and Algebraic Combinatorics, q-Series and Integer Partitions, Elementary Number Theory, Theoretical Computer Science
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM IST
Venue: Room 204, School of Arts and Sciences, Central Campus