In Our Time: 25 Theories and Thinkers in the History of Mathematics
In Our Time: 25 Theories and Thinkers in the History of Mathematics
In Our Time: 25 Theories and Thinkers in the History of Mathematics
Melvyn Bragg

In Our Time: 25 Theories and Thinkers in the History of Mathematics

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    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 pivotal concepts, theorists and developments that have advanced the science of mathematics

    'Might be the best radio programme ever' Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian

    In Our Time is a Radio 4 phenomenon, a knowledge juggernaut that has informed and entertained over 2 million listeners each week since its first broadcast in 1998. In its 25 years on air, it has covered an astonishing array of topics, from the Second Law of Thermodynamics to the Sistine Chapel.

    Beginning with three introductory episodes, this specially curated collection explores 25 of the most important individuals, ideas and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of mathematics over the past 5,000 years. We learn how Indian mathematics provided the foundations for much of our modern thinking, discover why Euclid's Elements is the most influential textbook ever written and hear of the epic feud between Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz over who invented calculus.

    Plus, we are introduced to influential mathematicians including Pythagoras, Blaise Pascal, Emmy Noether and Alan Turing, as well as key concepts, problems and puzzles such as negative numbers, infinity, Fermat's Last Theorem, the Poincaré conjecture and P v NP.

    Enlightening, thought-provoking and inspiring, these wide-ranging discussions make abstruse ideas accessible and demystify mathematics, showing how it shaped our world and made us who we are.

    Production credits
    Presented by Melvyn Bragg
    Produced by Simon Tillotson, Thomas Morris and Natalia Fernandez

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:

    Part I: Context
    Mathematics 6 May 1999
    Mathematics and Platonism 11 January 2001
    Mathematics' Unintended Consequences 11 February 2010

    Part II: History of Mathematics
    Indian Mathematics 14 December 2006
    Euclid's Elements 28 April 2016
    Maths in the Early Islamic World 16 February 2017
    Renaissance Maths 2 June 2005
    Calculus 24 September 2009

    Part III: Influential Mathematicians
    Pythagoras 10 December 2009
    Archimedes 25 January 2007
    Blaise Pascal 19 September 2013
    Emilie du Châtelet 4 February 2021
    Carl Friedrich Gauss 30 November 2017
    Ada Lovelace 6 March 2008
    Emmy Noether 24 January 2019
    Alan Turing 15 October 2020

    Part IV: Key Concepts
    Zero 13 May 2004
    Prime Numbers 12 January 2006
    Negative Numbers 9 March 2006
    e 25 September 2014
    Pi 2 September 2004
    Imaginary Numbers 23 September 2010
    Infinity 23 October 2003

    Part V: Problems and Puzzles
    Zeno's Paradoxes 22 September 2016
    Fermat's Last Theorem 25 October 2012
    The Poincaré Conjecture 2 November 2006
    Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems 9 October 2008
    P v NP 5 November 2015

    © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

    Specifications

    Publisher BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
    Pub date Oct. 12, 2023
    Pages 1111
    Theme Mathematical foundations
    EAN 9781529915051
    Binding Download audio file
    Language English

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