Podcasts by A Brief History of Mathematics

A Brief History of Mathematics

Professor of Mathematics Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations and argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.

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A Brief History of Mathematics
Nicolas Bourbaki from 2010-10-01T22:30

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...

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A Brief History of Mathematics
Hardy and Ramanujan from 2010-10-01T22:15

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...

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A Brief History of Mathematics
Henri Poincaré from 2010-09-30T22:30

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...

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A Brief History of Mathematics
Georg Cantor from 2010-09-30T22:15

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...

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A Brief History of Mathematics
The Mathematicians Who Helped Einstein from 2010-09-29T22:30

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...

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A Brief History of Mathematics
Carl Friedrich Gauss from 2010-09-29T22:15

Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: German mathematician, Carl Friedrich Gaus.

This ten part history of mathematics from Newton to the pres...

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A Brief History of Mathematics
Evariste Galois from 2010-09-28T22:30

Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: mathematics during the French Revolution.

This ten part history of mathematics from Newton to the pre...

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A Brief History of Mathematics
Joseph Fourier from 2010-09-28T22:15

Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: Joseph Fourier’s insightful maths.

This ten part history of mathematics from Newton to the present day,...

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A Brief History of Mathematics
Leonhard Euler from 2010-09-27T22:15

Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: Leonhard Euler and an 18th-century puzzle.

This ten-part history of mathematics reveals the personaliti...

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A Brief History of Mathematics
Newton and Leibniz from 2010-09-27T22:00

Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: Newton, Leibniz and calculus. This ten-part history of mathematics reveals the personalities behind the ca...

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