He has 12 honorary degrees, was awarded the CBE in 1982 and since 1979 has been at Cambridge University's Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, where he is Lucasian Professor of Mathematics -- a post once held by Isaac Newton.

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One of the rules of mathematics and physics, as I - a complete non-mathematician - read often in science books, is that when infinity is introduced into a scientific equation it no longer makes sense.

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Ongoing SDU activities include the development and maintenance of the award-winning "Enhance your Audience", or EyA. system, which webcasts all physics and mathematics lectures given through ICTP's Diploma Programme, as well as selected ICTP conferences and workshops.

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