← The Story of Maths

Season 1

4 episodes · 2008

  1. 1

    The Language of the Universe

    Oct 6, 200860 min★ 7.5

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

  2. 2

    The Genius of the East

    Oct 13, 200860 min★ 7.8

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

  3. 3

    The Frontiers of Space

    Oct 20, 200860 min★ 8.2

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

  4. 4

    To Infinity and Beyond

    Oct 27, 200860 min★ 7.8

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