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  • The Story of Maths The Frontiers of Space (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary, History

The Story of Maths

The Frontiers of Space (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary, History

By the 17th century, Europe had taken over from the Middle East as the world's powerhouse of mathematical ideas. Great strides had been made in understanding the geometry of objects fixed in time and space. The race was now on to discover ...See moreBy the 17th century, Europe had taken over from the Middle East as the world's powerhouse of mathematical ideas. Great strides had been made in understanding the geometry of objects fixed in time and space. The race was now on to discover the mathematics to describe objects in motion. Marcus explores the work of Rene Descartes and Pierre Fermat, whose famous Last Theorem would puzzle mathematicians for more than 350 years. He also examines Isaac Newton's development of the calculus, and goes in search of Leonard Euler, the father of topology or 'bendy geometry', and Carl Friedrich Gauss who, at the age of 24, was responsible for inventing a new way of handling equations - modular arithmetic. See less
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Director
Writer
Marcus du Sautoy (written by)
Producer
David Berry (producer)
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Updated Oct 20, 2008

Release date
Oct 20, 2008 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Marcus du Sautoy
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Daniel Bernoulli
Self - Professor of Geology Self - Professor of Geology   See fewer
Henk Bos
Self - Prof., Utrecht University & Aarhus University Self - Prof., Utrecht University & Aarhus University   See fewer
Herbert Breger
Self - Leibniz Archives, Hannover Self - Leibniz Archives, Hannover   See fewer
Leonhard Euler
Self - Ancestor of Leonhard Euler Self - Ancestor of Leonhard Euler   See fewer
Sylvie Garnier
Self - Maison Musée René Descartes Self - Maison Musée René Descartes   See fewer
Gygorgy Kovacs
Self - Curator, Bolyai Museum Self - Curator, Bolyai Museum   See fewer
Fritz Nagel
Self - Director, Bernoulli Archive Self - Director, Bernoulli Archive   See fewer
Samuel Patterson
Self - Göttingen University Self - Göttingen University   See fewer
Jackie Stedall
Self - Newton fan, Oxford University Self - Newton fan, Oxford University   See fewer
Erwin Stein
Self - Prof., Hannover University Self - Prof., Hannover University   See fewer
Nikolai Vavilov
Self - Prof., St. Petersburg State University Self - Prof., St. Petersburg State University   See fewer
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