NOVA: The Great Math Mystery (2015)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery (2015)
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?

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Cast

Jay O. Sanders Jay O. Sanders As: Narrator (voice)
Glenn Kalison Glenn Kalison As: Actor
Max Tegmark Max Tegmark As: Self
Esperanza Spalding Esperanza Spalding As: Self
Sylvester James Gates Sylvester James Gates As: Self
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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?


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Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Documentary, History, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 15 April 2015

Country: US

Runtime: 54m

Company Credits

Company: GBH

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Kevin Young

Kevin Young

Supervising Producer

Dan McCabe

Dan McCabe

Producer

Richard Reisz

Richard Reisz

Producer

Chris Schmidt

Chris Schmidt

Executive Producer

Cara Feinberg

Cara Feinberg

Associate Producer

Karinna Sjo-Gaber

Karinna Sjo-Gaber

Associate Producer

George Hodges

George Hodges

Production Manager

Linda Callahan

Linda Callahan

Production Coordinator

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Matt Norman

Matt Norman

Original Music Composer

Mike Duffield

Mike Duffield

Sound Recordist

David Keene

David Keene

Sound Recordist

Ben Turney

Ben Turney

Sound Recordist

Glenn Berkovitz

Glenn Berkovitz

Sound Recordist

Steve Bores

Steve Bores

Sound Recordist

Peter Eason

Peter Eason

Sound Recordist

Caleb Mose

Caleb Mose

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Ekin Akalin

Ekin Akalin

Animation Director

Camera

Stephen McCarthy

Stephen McCarthy

Camera Operator

Gary Henoch

Gary Henoch

Camera Operator

Colin Clarke

Colin Clarke

Camera Operator

Thomas Danielczik

Thomas Danielczik

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Leanne Dare

Leanne Dare

Art Direction

Other Crew

Abigail McCabe

Abigail McCabe

Production Office Assistant

Danny Morgan

Danny Morgan

Production Office Assistant

Farley Crawford

Farley Crawford

Production Office Assistant

Jon Gregory

Jon Gregory

Production Office Assistant

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