The great math mystery

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Title:

The great math mystery

Author:

McCabe, Daniel, screenwriter, producer, director.

Reisz, Richard, producer, director.

Sanders, Jay O., 1953- narrator.

Series:

Nova.

Summary:

Follows the history of math from Pythagoras to present day, as mathematicians and other scientists discuss whether math is an invention or a discovery.

Audience:

TV rating: TV-PG.

General Note:

Stereo, wide screen 1.85:1.

"Invention or discovery?" -- front cover.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Science television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Television series.

Nonfiction television programs.

Nonfiction films.

Subject Term:

Mathematics -- Philosophy.

Author(s):

McCabe, Daniel,

Reisz, Richard,

Sanders, Jay O., 1953-

Publisher:

[publisher not identified],

PBS Distribution,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9781627893107

Publication Information:

2015

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2015]

[Alexandria, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2015]

Call Number:

DVD 510.1 GREAT

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Astrophysicist Mario Livio, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers, follows math from Pythagoras to Einstein and beyond, all leading to the ultimate riddle: Is math an invention or a discovery? Humankind's clever trick, or the language of the universe? Join NOVA for a mathematical mystery tour, a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries.

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