Lewis Caroll: Logician - Professor Tony Mann

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A short mind-bending trip through the wonderful world of Mathematical Paradoxes. This short video discusses the work of Lewis Caroll, who is most famous for his work on Alice in Wonderland, but was also a mathematician of some renown. You can watch the full lecture by Professor Tony Mann here: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/this-lecture-will-surprise-you-when-logic-is-illogical

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