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A Brief History of Mathematics

A Brief History of Mathematics: The Mathematicians Who Helped Einstein

The Mathematicians Who Helped Einstein

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Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics drives science.

Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: mathematicians who helped Albert Einstein.

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 pioneering nineteenth century mathematicians who helped Albert Einstien with his maths: Jonas Bolyai, Nicolas Loachevski and Bernhard Riemann.  Without the mathematics to describe curved space and multiple dimensions, the theory of relativity doesn't really work.  

Producer: Anna Buckley

From 2010.

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Professor Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations.

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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