The Story of Maths

7.6

2008•1h

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.

Seasons

4 Episodes • Premiered 2008

Still image for The Story of Maths season 1 episode 1: The Language of the Universe

1. The Language of the Universe

Marcus du Sautoy looks at the contributions of the great Greek mathematicians.

Still image for The Story of Maths season 1 episode 2: The Genius of the East

2. The Genius of the East

A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.

Still image for The Story of Maths season 1 episode 3: The Frontiers of Space

3. The Frontiers of Space

How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.

Still image for The Story of Maths season 1 episode 4: To Infinity and Beyond

4. To Infinity and Beyond

Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.

Cast

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Marcus du Sautoy

Self - Presenter

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