My name is Mason Porter. I am a Professor in Nordita (Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics) and am Professor in Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University. Previously, I was a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Before that, I was Professor of Nonlinear and Complex Systems in the Mathematical Institute at University of Oxford. I was also a Tutorial Fellow of Somerville College. I am still a Senior Research Fellow of Somerville College.
One of my fave things about Charles Babbage is he dedicated 28 pages (!!) of his autobiography to street nuisances, in which he classified:
— Dr Elizabeth Bruton 🏳️🌈 (@lizbruton) October 1, 2019
1) Instruments of torture permitted by the govt to be in
daily & nightly use in the streets of London
2) Encouragers of Street Music
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I love the lengthy title-pages in some historical books. This one is particularly extraordinary!
— Dr Bob Nicholson (@DigiVictorian) September 6, 2018
- The Flash Mirror (c.1840) pic.twitter.com/K7XGUIYOz5
'Beards Or No Beards'? That was the question posed by this delightfully eccentric Victorian article. Brace yourselves for some interesting illustrations...
— Dr Bob Nicholson (@DigiVictorian) April 7, 2019
- Answers magazine (1890)
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