Monthly Talk-The Philadelphia Area Seminar on History of Mathematics

The Philadelphia Area Seminar on History of Mathematics will host a light dinner and a conversation with Peter Freyd of the University of Pennsylvania.

Freyd's talk description: In 2012 the Nobel memorial prize ( for "economics") was awarded to Lloyd Shapley for work on the "stable marriage problem," specifically for the 1962 paper with David Gale "College Admissions and the Stability of Marriage" published in -- of all places -- the MAA Monthly and I'm sure that Gale would have shared the prize if he had been alive.

The paper was intended to be -- mostly -- a nice example of mathematics about something other than numbers or geometry.

In 1961 Gale and I were both at Brown University for a good part of the summer and my talk will be more of an "oral history" than anything scholarly. But it is a tale I think worth telling.

Driving Directions:  Villanova University is located on Route 30, Lancaster Avenue, just east of I-476.  If you drive to the meeting, enter Villanova by the main gate on Ithan Avenue. By order of the Parking Office all parking is now in the Saint Augustine Center lot, newly refurbished to a multistory structure. You will need to display a parking pass, which will follow in a later email. The Saint Augustine Center is attached to the lot, and Room 300 is on the third floor. You can get in touch with me (Alan Gluchoff) at 610-905-1376 if you need help.

Public Transportation: Take SEPTA’s Paoli-Thorndale train to the Villanova station. If outbound from center city go down through the tunnel to the inbound side. From the inbound platform go up the stairs and proceed to the left.  The second building you encounter is the SAC; entry is through the parking lot or the front entrance.

This event is open to the public. A donation $10.00 is requested for the light supper.