ASIAN DRAMA / South Korea
Math and the Rise of Civilization (2011)
문명과 수학
South KoreaTV series50 min
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A guided tour of the history of numbers and how they’ve shaped the development of humankind is at the heart of this unique series. In five episodes that take us across time and around the world, we see how mathematics played an important role in ancient Egypt and Greece, early India, medieval Europe, and our own modern world. Computer graphics make mathematical formulae accessible and interesting, while dramatic reenactments of history pique the viewer’s interest.
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Miniseries2011 · 5 episodesExplore season and episodes ↗View all seasons ↗THE STORY CONTINUES
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S1 E5
Conquering Math’s New Frontiers
In this last episode, we are transported to the modern era, where we can witness that the spirit of mathematics innovat…
S1 E4
The World in Motion
This episode moves to the Renaissance period when European scientists were eager to use the formulas and philosophies l…
S1 E3
The Divinity of Numbers
Our journey takes us to the east, the Indian subcontinent, where we find the zero. Representing both 'nothing' and the…
S1 E2
The Elements
In this episode we move to the Greek civilization, where meticulous thinkers used logic and reason to build the foundat…
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