The Story of Maths (2008)
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.
The Story of Maths: Season 1 - 4 Episode s
1x1 - The Language of the Universe
October 6, 2008
Marcus du Sautoy looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.
1x2 - The Genius of the East
October 13, 2008
A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.
1x3 - The Frontiers of Space
October 20, 2008
How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.
1x4 - To Infinity and Beyond
October 27, 2008
Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.
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