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The Eureka Years

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3/3. 550 BC. Did Pythagoras really come up with the mathematical theorem that carries his name? How did Thales, the first of the philosophers, demonstrate the worth of science and learning with a little help from some olives? How do you prove that air isn't nothing?Adam Hart-Davis explores the year that these questions were answered. Producer John Byrne

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Adam Hart-Davis
Producer:
John Byrne
Source: Radio Times

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