How to Draw a Straight Line? The Mathematics of Linkages

Alain Goriely explores how linkages made from rigid bars and rotating joints can produce a straight line.

The lecture connects geometric constraints and circular motion with the design of mechanical linkages. It examines how abstract mathematics describes every possible motion of an assembled mechanism. Free physical attendance requires registration; a separate online viewing option does not replace the published London lecture. The declared one-hour interval is explicit in the official native feed and linked current booking, not inferred from a typical lecture duration.