The Story of Maths
Season 1
2008tvEnded1 Season · 4 Ep
Documentary
Created by: Marcus du Sautoy
Network: BBC Four
Season aired: 2008-10-06
Overview
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.
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Episodes · 4
1
The Language of the Universe
1h 0m2008-10-06
Marcus du Sautoy looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.
2
The Genius of the East
1h 0m2008-10-13
A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.
3
The Frontiers of Space
1h 0m2008-10-20
How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.
4
To Infinity and Beyond
1h 0m2008-10-27
Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.
