Cover Image

Nova. Zero to infinity /

Show other versions (7)

Zero and infinity. These seemingly opposite, obvious and indispensable concepts are relatively recent human inventions. Discover the surprising story of how these key concepts that revolutionized mathematics came to be--not just once, but over and over again as different cultures invented and re-inv...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Savol, Jaroslav (Director), McCabe, Daniel (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Gahagen, Kendra (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Mathematics.
Mathematics > History.
Mathématiques.
Mathématiques > Histoire.
Mathematics
Documentary television programs
History
Science television programs
Documentary television programs.
Science television programs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Zero and infinity. These seemingly opposite, obvious and indispensable concepts are relatively recent human inventions. Discover the surprising story of how these key concepts that revolutionized mathematics came to be--not just once, but over and over again as different cultures invented and re-invented them across thousands of years.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 16, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 minutes)
Playing Time:00:05:30