June Barrow-Green
Professor of the History of Mathematics at the Open University
3 episodes
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Euclid's Elements
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the content, history and impact of Euclid's Elements, the mathematical text book from the ancient world, originating in Alexandria in about 300BC.
28 April 2016
Also featuring: Marcus du Sautoy, Serafina Cuomo
e
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Euler's number, also known as e, one of the most important and interesting numbers in mathematics.
25 September 2014
Also featuring: Colva Roney-Dougal, Vicky Neale
The Poincaré conjecture
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Poincaré Conjecture, a puzzle that may explain the shape of the universe.
2 November 2006
Also featuring: Ian Stewart, Marcus du Sautoy