Great Thinkers, Great Theorems

Euler, The Master (1x18)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 01, 2010

Meet history's most prolific mathematician, Leonhard Euler, who went blind in his sixties but kept turning out brilliant papers. A sampling of his achievements: the number e, crucial in calculus; Euler's identity, responsible for the most beautiful theorem ever; Euler's polyhedral formula; and Euler's path.