The Story of Maths

The Story of Maths

  • 2008
  • 1 Seasons
  • 4 Episodes
  •  7.5  (8)
  •   Ended

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.

The Story of Maths
Seasons
To Infinity and Beyond
4. To Infinity and Beyond
October 27, 2008
Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.
The Frontiers of Space
3. The Frontiers of Space
October 20, 2008
How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.
The Genius of the East
2. The Genius of the East
October 13, 2008
A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.
The Language of the Universe
1. The Language of the Universe
October 06, 2008
Marcus du Sautoy looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.
Description
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.
  • Premiere Date
    October 06, 2008
  • Rating
    7.5  (8)