Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell was born

Feb 18, 1872

Bertreand Russell was born in Monmouthshire, UK in 1872

Alfred North Whitehead

1890

While attending Trinity College, Bertrand Russell first meets Alfred North Whitehead who was a British Philosopher and mathematician.

Trinity College

Period: 1890 to 1893

In 1890 Bertrand Russell starts earning his college education at Trinity College where he will experience multiple events that will define his life.

Graduated Trinity College

1893

Graduated from Trinity College with a B.A. in mathematics. This is where Bertrand Russell meets A.N. Whitehead and his first of four wives. This is the beginning of Russells controversial life. He will go on to co-author three volumes of Principia Mathematica with Whitehead as well as author his theory of Descriptions and Russells paradox

Russells paradox

1901

Irvine, Andrew David and Deutsch, Harry, "Russell's Paradox", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2016 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/russell-paradox/.

Theory of descriptions

1905

Ludlow, Peter, "Descriptions", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2018/entries/descriptions/.

Principia Mathematica Volume I

1910

(https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=umhistmath;idno=AAT3201.0001.001) Linsky, Bernard and Irvine, Andrew David, "Principia Mathematica", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/principia-mathematica/.

The three volumes of Principia Mathematica

Period: 1910 to 1913

During this time Bertrand Russel and Alfred North Whitehead co-authored the three volumes of Principia Mathematica where they reinvigorated the study of logic throughout the twentieth century

Principia Mathematica Volume II

1912

(https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=umhistmath;idno=AAT3201.0002.001)
Linsky, Bernard and Irvine, Andrew David, "Principia Mathematica", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/principia-mathematica/.

Principia Mathematica Volume III

1913

(https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=umhistmath;idno=AAT3201.0003.001) Linsky, Bernard and Irvine, Andrew David, "Principia Mathematica", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/principia-mathematica/.

A conversation with Bertrand Russell

1952

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb3k6tB-Or8)
Romney Wheeler interviews British philosopher Bertrand Russell at Russell's home in Surrey, England.

Bertrand Russells message to future generations

1959

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihaB8AFOhZo)

Bertrand Russell dies

1970

Dies on February 2nd at Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales.

Bertrand Russell

Period: Jan 18, 1972 to Feb 2, 1970

The lifespan of Bertrand Russell