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The Story of Maths
7.7(9 votes)
1 Season
4 Episodes
October 6, 2008
Documentary
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.
Status
Ended
Created By
Marcus du Sautoy
Network
BBC Four
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
October 6, 2008
Episodes
Episodes
Episode 1
The Language of the Universe
October 6, 200860m
Marcus du Sautoy looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.
Episode 2
The Genius of the East
October 13, 200860m
A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.
Episode 3
The Frontiers of Space
October 20, 200860m
How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.
Episode 4
To Infinity and Beyond
October 27, 200860m
Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.
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Top Cast
Marcus du Sautoy
Self - Presenter
Christopher Anagnostakis
Himself
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