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NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
7.8 / 10• 2015• 54m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistoryMystery
Storyline
NOVA leads viewers on a mathematical mystery tour -- a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's signature in the swirl of a nautilus shell, the whirlpool of a galaxy and the spiral in the center of a sunflower. Math was essential to everything from the first wireless radio transmissions to the prediction and discovery of the Higgs boson and the successful landing of rovers on Mars. But where does math get its power? Astrophysicist and writer Mario Livio, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists and engineers, follows 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?
Cast & Crew
Jay O. Sanders
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Glenn Kalison
Actor
MT
Max Tegmark
Self
Esperanza Spalding
Self
Sylvester James Gates
Self
AS
Adam Steltzner
Self
Janna Levin
Self
SS
Simon Schaffer
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Reisz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. NOVA: The Great Math Mystery is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
