TY - ADVS AU - Du Sautoy,Marcus AU - McGann,Karen AU - Dashwood,Robin AU - Berry,David AU - Duke,Kim ED - British Broadcasting Corporation. ED - Open University. ED - Athena (Firm) ED - Acorn Media (Firm) TI - The story of math SN - 9781598283563 PY - 2009///] CY - Silver Spring, MD PB - Athena, Distributed exclusively by Acorn Media U.S. KW - Mathematics KW - History KW - Documentary television programs KW - Nonfiction television programs N1 - Title from container; Originally produced as episodes of the television mini-series: The story of maths; Program content: c2008; Includes bonus documentary: The music of the primes; disc 1. episode 1. The language of the universe ; episode 2. The genius of the East -- disc 2. episode 3. The frontiers of space ; episode 4. To infinity and beyond; Bonus material: The music of the primes (78 min.) -- Mathematician biographies; Written by Marcus du Sautoy ; directed and produced by Karen McGann, Robin Dashwood, and David Berry ; series producer, Kim Duke; Presented by Marcus du Sautoy; TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated N2 - In this landmark series of films, University of Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy escorts viewers through the history of this most important of all intellectual disciplines. In a journey that takes him through the ages and around the world, he examines the development of key mathematical ideas and shows how, in a multitude of surprising ways, mathematical ideas underpin the science, technology, and culture that shape our world ER -