CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 0h 54m · NR

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

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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?

Directed byRichard Reisz, Dan McCabe

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 54m
Language
EN
Released
April 15, 2015
Studios
GBH

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Narrator (voice)

Glenn Kalison

Glenn Kalison

Actor

Max Tegmark

Self

Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding

Self

Sylvester James Gates

Sylvester James Gates

Self

Adam Steltzner

Self

Janna Levin

Janna Levin

Self

Simon Schaffer

Self

Savas Dimopoulos

Self

Roger Penrose

Roger Penrose

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Richard Reisz
Dan McCabe
Written by
Dan McCabe
Produced by
Dan McCabe
Richard Reisz

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