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Newton and Leibniz: An astronaut and an investment analyst pay homage to the enormous power of the calculus. by A Brief History of Mathematicsratings:
Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Oct 1, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This ten part history of mathematics from Newton to the present day, reveals the personalities behind the calculations: the passions and rivalries of mathematicians struggling to get their ideas heard. Professor Marcus du Sautoy shows how these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world and proves that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
Today, the mathematician that never was, Nicolas Bourbaki. A group of French mathematicians, working between the two world wars and writing under the pseudonym Nicolas Bourbaki transformed their discipline and paved the way for several mathematical breakthroughs in the 21st century.
Producer: Anna Buckley.
Today, the mathematician that never was, Nicolas Bourbaki. A group of French mathematicians, working between the two world wars and writing under the pseudonym Nicolas Bourbaki transformed their discipline and paved the way for several mathematical breakthroughs in the 21st century.
Producer: Anna Buckley.
Released:
Oct 1, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (10)
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