Presenter Name: Arthur Benjamin
City, State/Province, Country: Claremont, CA, USA
Field of Work/Study: Professor of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College
Preferred Method of Contact: Email
Email Address: benjamin@hmc.edu
Phone Number: 909-621-8688
Primary Website: http://BenjaminMath.com
Secondary Website:
https://www.math.hmc.edu/~benjamin/mathemagics/index.html
Preferred Audience Type(s):
- Elementary School Kids
- Middle School Kids
- High Schoolers
- College Students
- Recent College Grads
- Adults
Preferred Audience Size:
- Large Groups (100 to 300 attendees)
- Very Large Groups (Over 300 attendees)
Open to Presenting Remotely via Online Video-Conference Tools? Arthur prefers to present in-person only (not remotely).
Short Bio: Arthur Benjamin is the Smallwood Family Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, where he has taught since 1989. He earned his mathematical degrees from Carnegie Mellon and Johns Hopkins University. He is also a professional magician and has demonstrated and explained his techniques for rapid mental calculation to audiences all over the world. He has given 3 TED talks (including his Mathemagician performance) which have been viewed over 12 million times. Reader’s Digest calls him America’s Best Math Whiz.
Honoraria are generally appreciated by our presenters, in addition to travel expenses. If you would like Arthur to present at your event, please send him an email to make arrangements.