MathsWorldUK - Mathematics, looking for a good home

Mathematicians have launched an ambitious campaign to raise the profile of their discipline, by opening a museum of maths in the UK. Geoff Wain, who is leading the initiative, points out that every other subject has a variety of cultural and educational hubs for people to visit, so why not maths?

Ideas have been discussed for the museum, which is currently known as MathsWorldUK. So far, the plan is to have a number of zones covering topics such as numbers, shape and space, chance and infinity. The museum will also highlight the lives of historical mathematicians alongside those who use maths in their work today.

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