Henri Poincar茅
Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: Henri Poincar茅, maths and problems.
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 Henri Poincar茅, the man who proved there are certain problems that mathematics will never be able to answer: a mathematical insight that gave rise to chaos theory.
Producer: Anna Buckley
From 2010.
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A Brief History of Mathematics
Professor Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations.
