Ancient Indian Science in the Modern World

Speaker: 
Dr. Subhash Kak
 
04 Feb 2020
 
3:45 PM
 
127 Curtiss
Co-sponsors: 
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
  • Hindu Yuva
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Indian Cultural Association of Central Iowa

Dr. Kak is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Oklahoma State University. His research is in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and history of scienc. Dr. Kak will discuss how ancient Indian science, including the invention of zero and the decimal system, is still applicable and influencing modern life.