TV Show
TV-G
77%The Story of Maths
Documentary
Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, escorts you through the most important of all intellectual disciplines: Mathematics, the Empress of the Sciences.
Oct 6, 20081 seasons4 episodesEndedEN
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Episodes
1–4 of 4
Ep 1The Language of the Universe
Oct 6, 2008
60m
Marcus du Sautoy looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.
Ep 2The Genius of the East
Oct 13, 2008
60m
A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.
Ep 3The Frontiers of Space
Oct 20, 2008
60m
How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.
Ep 4To Infinity and Beyond
Oct 27, 2008
60m
Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.
Where to watch
Networks
BBC Four
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