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[lotus]

Originally Posted by jtmckinley

Here's an entertaining (IMHO) history of numbers narrated by Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. It doesn't go as far as calculus and more advanced forms of mathematics, but I think even VAXman might be amused/enlightened by it. I learned a couple of things whilst I was watching, for example, I wasn't aware that Leibniz had come up with binary in the 1600s, or at least I don't remember that I knew that. So without further ado, here's the link:

http://throwawayyourtv.com/2006/11/story-of-one.html

What a great documentary, JT, thank you for the link. I learned a lot this evening..

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Originally Posted by lotus

What a great documentary, JT, thank you for the link. I learned a lot this evening..

This video is a hoot....

"Turn that Music down!"

"The Sumarian's great gift to the world, the chartered accountant."

...and at the great Pyramid... "Was it supposed to do that?"

"Adequate supplies of flower arrangements"

"An 'I love India' T-shirt was hardly going to do the job"

"Fibonacci's book was a must read"

Stoning Zero!

mathematician v. Abacus

"I much prefer working with Michael Palin."



OMG, this is a "must see". If you haven't watched this, do so!