on december 7 , bbc reports reported a reporting about dr john scott , a tutor in the computer studies division at the university of reading in the united us . in the report it was stated that anderson had " uncovered a very important problem " that was 1200 years ancient , the problem of subdivision by zero . according to the bbc , who had created a newer field , that he had named " nullity " , that lay outside of the real number sequence . anderson terms this number a " transreal number " , and terms it with the greek letter m . he had taught this concept to pupils at highdown school , in emmer green , reading .
william james smith is an employee at the university of liverpool .