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  • The Story of Maths To Infinity and Beyond (Season 1, Episode 4)
  • TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary, History

The Story of Maths

To Infinity and Beyond (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary, History
After showing how fundamental mathematics is to our lives, Marcus du Sautoy explores the mathematics of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece. In Egypt, he uncovers use of a decimal system based on ten fingers of the hand, while in former ...See moreAfter showing how fundamental mathematics is to our lives, Marcus du Sautoy explores the mathematics of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece. In Egypt, he uncovers use of a decimal system based on ten fingers of the hand, while in former Mesopotamia he discovers that the way we tell the time today is based on the Babylonian Base 60 number system. In Greece, he looks at the contributions of some of the giants of mathematics including Plato, Euclid, Archimedes and Pythagoras, who is credited with beginning the transformation of mathematics from a tool for counting into the analytical subject we know today. See less
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Director
David Berry
Writer
Marcus du Sautoy (written by)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 27, 2008
Release date
Oct 27, 2008 (United Kingdom)

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6 cast members
Name Known for
Marcus du Sautoy
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
The Music of the Primes (2005)
June Barrow-Green
Self - Mathematician Self - Mathematician   See fewer
Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing (2015)
Joe Dauben
Self - Mathematician Self - Mathematician   See fewer
The Story of Maths (2008)
Yuri Matiyasevich
Self - Mathematician Self - Mathematician   See fewer
Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem (2008)
Samuel Patterson
Self - Mathematician Self - Mathematician   See fewer
The Story of Maths (2008)
Peter Sarnak
Self - Mathematician Self - Mathematician   See fewer
Horizon (I) (1964)
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