Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (1966) : 41x1
The curious incident of the never-ending numbers
60 Min.
Overview
The secret life of numbers has fascinated people ever since humans learned to count. Join Marcus as he investigates where our numbers came from and where they are going, how big they can get and whether infinity is really a number. Explore the mysterious primes, the indivisible numbers. Just why did Beckham choose the number 23 shirt? And why do sunflowers have 89 petals? Find out how to try for the $1 million prize for cracking mathematics' biggest mystery.
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41 - 1The curious incident of the never-ending numbers December 25, 2006 -
41 - 2The story of the elusive shapes December 26, 2006 -
41 - 3The secret of the winning streak December 27, 2006 -
41 - 4The case of the uncrackable code December 28, 2006 -
41 - 5The quest to predict the future December 29, 2006

