| Series |
NOVA.
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| Subject |
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
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Mathematics -- History.
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| Alt Name |
McCabe, Daniel,
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Reisz, Richard,
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Livio, Mario, 1945-
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Sanders, Jay O., 1953-
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),
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PBS Distribution (Firm),
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| Alternate Title |
Contained in (work): Nova (Television program)
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| Uniform Title |
Nova (Television program). Great math mystery.
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| Description |
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Time |
005500 |
| Description |
4 3/4 in. stamping rda |
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Television programs lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 16:9 widescreen; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Note |
English with optional English subtitles. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Jay O Sanders ; with Mario Livio, Derek Abbott, Eduard Asaryan, Liz Bohannon, Maria Chudnovsky, Savas Dimopoulos, S. James Gates, Christophe Gole, Andrew Lankford. |
| Credits |
Edited by Dan McCabe, Guy Tetzner, Brian Truglio ; camera: Colin Clarke, Thomas Danielczik, Gary Henoch, Stephen McCarthy ; music, Matt Norman, Scorekeepers ; managing director, Alan Ritsko. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast by PBS Apr. 15, 2015. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-PG. |
| Contents |
Math in nature -- The calculating brain -- Our observable universe -- A tool for technology -- Math's predictive power. |
| ISBN |
9781627893107 (DVD) |
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1627893105 (DVD) |
| ISBN/ISSN |
841887024396 |
| Publisher # |
NOVA6300 PBS |
| OCLC # |
908696391 |
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