Great Thinkers, Great Theorems

Number Theory in Euclid (1x5)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 01, 2010

In addition to being a geometer, Euclid was a pioneering number theorist, a subject he took up in books VII, VIII, and IX of the Elements. Focus on his proof that there are infinitely many prime numbers, which Professor Dunham considers one of the greatest proofs in all of mathematics.