Mathematics in Crisis

The most secure science, mathematics, hit the rocks of uncertainty in the 19th and 20th centuries. Trace the shocking discoveries of non-Euclidean geometries, Cantor's paradoxes of infinite sets, and the incompleteness theorem of Kurt Godel. See how Alice in Wonderland sheds intriguing light on this new view of reality.

English
  • Originally Aired June 26, 2015
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network United States of America The Great Courses
  • Created June 18, 2021 by
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  • Modified June 18, 2021 by
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