Leonhard Euler

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 ...  Show more

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 ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg discusses the epic feud between Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz over who invented an astonishingly powerful new mathematical tool - calculus. Both claimed to have conceived it independently, but the argument soon descended into a bitter battle over priority, p ...  Show more

Inspired by Évariste Galois's attempts to express symmetry using mathematical equations, Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores the inextricable link between the physical world and mathematics. 

Mathematics—the language of the universe, woven into the fabric of history and discovery. From ancient civilizations counting on clay tablets to the groundbreaking theories that shaped our modern world, the story of math is one of curiosity, logic, and human ingenuity. Who were t ...  Show more

Today, one of the world’s most creative mathematicians offers a new way to look at math.