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The Antikythera Mechanism – 2,000 Year Old Computer

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Where do you start? Part Indiana Jones, part Stargate, the story of the Antikythera Mechanism is extraordinary, its implications profound. In 1900 a team of sponge divers, sheltering from a storm on the island of Antikythera in southern Greece, made an unplanned dive of the greatest serendipity. To their astonishment they found the wreck of […]

Richard Feynman: Fun To Imagine

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In this 1983 BBC series, Richard Feynman looks at the mysterious forces that make ordinary things happen. “why rubber bands are stretchy, why tennis balls can’t bounce forever, and what you’re really seeing when you look in the mirror.” All six bite-size videos in the series are available in the playlist below, some in multiple […]

The Beauty of Diagrams – Vitruvian Man

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Leonardo da Vinci is one of the few undisputed geniuses mankind has produced. A polymathic innovator, he was the ultimate Renaissance man – making key advancements in science, engineering, architecture and biology, as well as creating artwork which has captivated and enthralled for the centuries since his death in 1519. One of his most iconic […]

Fermat’s Last Theorem

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BBC Horizon’s extraordinarily poignant documentary about English mathematician Andrew Wiles‘ lifelong quest to solve the greatest problem in maths – Fermat’s Last Theorem. Pierre De Fermat (1601-1665) was a famous French mathematician who contributed greatly to many fields of study including calculus. He was also known for writing curious notes suggesting various conjectures, theorems and […]
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