Title:
The great math mystery / written by Dan McCabe ; produced and directed by Dan McCabe, Richard Reisz ; a Nova Production for WGBH Boston.
Author:
McCabe, Daniel, television director, television producer, screenwriter.
Reisz, Richard, television director, television producer.
Livio, Mario, 1945- on-screen participant.
Sanders, Jay O., 1953- narrator.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
Publication Information:
[United States] : PBS Distribution, [2015]
©2015
Call Number:
QA8.4 .G74 2015
Abstract:
Astrophysicist Mario Livio, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers, follow math from Pythagoras to Einstein and beyond, all leading to the ultimate riddle: Is math an invention or a discovery? Humankind's clever trick, or the language of the universe? Join Nova for a mathematical mystery tour, a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries.
Added Uniform Title:
Contained in (work): Nova (Television program)
Electronic Access:
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ISBN:
9781627893107
Series:
NOVA
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast by PBS Apr. 15, 2015.
Contents:
Math in nature -- The calculating brain -- Our observable universe -- A tool for technology -- Math's predictive power.
Uniform Title:
Nova (Television program). Great math mystery.
Reading Level:
Rating: TV-PG.
Terms Governing Use:
Public performance rights - GCC, GCN.
