Department of Mathematics public lecture
Date: Tuesday 22 November 2011
Time: 6.30-7.30pm
Venue: New Theatre, East Building
Speaker: George Szpiro
"Financial options have been used for centuries, but only with the Black-Scholes formula were they given a mathematically precise value. The story of finance, physics, and the 300-year journey to the Black-Scholes equation is one of genius and discovery, with some dramatic personal twists.
Dr George Szpiro is a journalist for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and a highly-regarded popular science author who will present some of his recent writing on the history of financial mathematics. His new book "Pricing the Future" will appear on 29 November 2011."
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Loraine Evans for further information (l.evans1@lse.ac.uk).