Podcasts by 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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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...
ListenHardy 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...
ListenHenri 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...
ListenGeorg 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...
ListenThe 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...
ListenCarl 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...
ListenEvariste 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...
ListenJoseph 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,...
ListenLeonhard 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...
ListenNewton 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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