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Henri PoincarΓ©

Episode 8 of 10

Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science: Henri PoincarΓ©, maths and problems.

This ten part history of mathematics from Newton to the present day, reveals the personalities behind the calculations: the passions and rivalries of mathematicians struggling to get their ideas heard. Professor Marcus du Sautoy shows how these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world and proves that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.

Today Henri PoincarΓ©, the man who proved there are certain problems that mathematics will never be able to answer: a mathematical insight that gave rise to chaos theory.

Producer: Anna Buckley

From 2010.

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