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.
Season 1 Episode List
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Episode 1 - The Language of the Universe
Release Date: 2008-10-06Marcus du Sautoy looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.
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Episode 2 - The Genius of the East
Release Date: 2008-10-13A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.
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Episode 3 - The Frontiers of Space
Release Date: 2008-10-20How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.
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Episode 4 - To Infinity and Beyond
Release Date: 2008-10-27Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.