The Story of Maths The frontiers of space
In this programme, Marcus du Sautoy explores the work of René 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. Written and presented by Marcus Du Sautoy ; Produced & directed by David Berry.
Primary Title
- The Story of Maths
Secondary Title
- The frontiers of space
Date Broadcast
- Monday 26 January 2009
Start Time
- 16 : 10
Finish Time
- 17 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Episode
- 3
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- In this programme, Marcus du Sautoy explores the work of René 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. Written and presented by Marcus Du Sautoy ; Produced & directed by David Berry.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Educational
- Mathematics--History.
Genres
- Documentary
- Educational
- History
Hosts
- Marcus Du Sautoy (Host)
Contributors
- Marcus Du Sautoy (Writer)
- David Berry (Producer)
- David Berry (Director)
- The Open University (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Educational
- Mathematics--History.