Mumble²!Comic Mathematics

27.11.2024

The Department of Mathematics at the University of Padua is organizing the exhibition “Mumble²! Mathematics in Comics” a graphic-novel journey through the history of mathematics, which will be open from November 29 to December 20, 2024, at the "Tullio Levi-Civita" Department of Mathematics in Padua.

From graphic novels to comic strips, mathematics and mathematicians have recently been central to comics. This artistic expression is increasingly recognized for its ability to convey content that is both graphic and narrative, and for its capacity to shift from playful and childlike registers (children's comics) to more abstract and conceptual ones (modern graphic novels with their wide variety of themes).

The exhibition retraces the history of mathematics through the adventures and discoveries of its protagonists. It is a journey spanning millennia, including the remarkable inventions made by Archimedes in the 3rd century BC, Galileo's scientific observations, the discoveries of Euler, Volterra, Hilbert, Levi-Civita, and many others up to the present day. These are narrated through comics dedicated to Maryam Mirzakhani and Alessio Figalli, prestigious Fields medalists.

The exhibition is open to the public from 9 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Friday. Guided tours are available for schools by reservation only.