A Brief History of Mathematics
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Categories: Education
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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 heard. Professor Marcus du Sautoy shows how these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world and proves that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
Today, the mathematician that never was, Nicolas Bourbaki. A group of French mathematicians, working between the two world wars and writing under the pseudonym Nicolas Bourbaki transformed their discipline and paved the way for several mathematical breakthroughs in the 21st century.
Producer: Anna Buckley
From 2010.
Previous episodes
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10 - Nicolas Bourbaki Fri, 01 Oct 2010
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9 - Hardy and Ramanujan Fri, 01 Oct 2010
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8 - Henri Poincaré Thu, 30 Sep 2010
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7 - Georg Cantor Thu, 30 Sep 2010
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6 - The Mathematicians Who Helped Einstein Wed, 29 Sep 2010
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5 - Carl Friedrich Gauss Wed, 29 Sep 2010
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4 - Evariste Galois Tue, 28 Sep 2010
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3 - Joseph Fourier Tue, 28 Sep 2010
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2 - Leonhard Euler Mon, 27 Sep 2010
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1 - Newton and Leibniz Mon, 27 Sep 2010