Simon Singh
Simon Singh MBE, the science writer and author of Fermat’s Last Theorem, is to be our guest speaker at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.
Simon grew up in Wellington, Somerset, attending Wellington School, and went on to Imperial College London, where he studied Physics. He was active in the student union, becoming President of the Royal College of Science Union, instigating reforms that alienated many activists. Later he completed a PhD degree in particle physics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University and at CERN, Geneva. In 1990 he joined the BBC’s Science and Features Department, where he was a producer and director working on programmes such as Tomorrow’s World and Horizon.
In 1996, he directed Fermat’s Last Theorem, a BAFTA award-winning documentary about the world’s most notorious mathematical problem. The film was memorable for its opening shot of a middle-aged mathematician, Andrew Wiles bursting into tears as he recalled the moment when he finally realised how to resolve the fundamental error in his proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem. The documentary was originally transmitted in October 1997 as an edition of the BBC Horizon series. It was also aired in America as part of the NOVA series. The Proof, as it was re-titled, was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Simon has also figured in the news recently – he is being sued by the British Chiropractic Association for libel.
At our meeting he’ll be talking about rationality, “alternative” medicines, cosmology and more. Not to be missed.
Conservative Humanist Association’s 1st Anniversary Reception
Day Two: Tuesday 6 October 17:30
Manchester Central, Exchange Auditorium, Lower Foyer
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