The Music of the Primes - Season 1 Episode 1 Numbers
Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters
2005-10-12
60 minutes.
Season - Episode
1
Season 1 Sep 28, 2005
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1 - 1Numbers Sep 28, 2005 -
1 - 2Gauss, Riemann Oct 05, 2005 -
1 - 3Alan Turing, Riemann Hypothesis Oct 12, 2005
Overview
What are primes and how do they affect us? Trace the prime number theorem back through history, highlighting the work of some of the greatest mathematical minds along the way. From Euclid to Carl Friedrich Gauss, who at 15 years of age helped uncover some of the mysteries of the prime.
Year 2005
Studio BBC Four
Director Marcus du Sautoy
Popularity 0.4599
Language English
