1.0Department of Mathematics Bloghttps://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogsLauren Teasdalehttps://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogs/author/laurenteasdale/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pL0GvGa5fd"><a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogs/2020/03/dame-kathleen-ollerenshaw/">Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogs/2020/03/dame-kathleen-ollerenshaw/embed/#?secret=pL0GvGa5fd" width="600" height="338" title="“Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw” — Department of Mathematics Blog" data-secret="pL0GvGa5fd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogs/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2020/03/DSCK4380-1-scaled.jpg25601710In this historical feature we explore Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw (1912-2014) and her influential work. Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw was a mathematician, politician and astronomer. In 1945 Dame Kathleen completed her doctorate at Somerville College, Oxford, on Critical Lattices. She wrote five original research papers that were sufficient for her to earn her DPhil degree without the […]