Great Thinkers, Great Theorems

Gauss - The Prince of Mathematicians (1x21)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 01, 2010

Dubbed the Prince of Mathematicians by the end of his career, Carl Friedrich Gauss was already making major contributions by his teen years. Survey his many achievements in mathematics and other fields, focusing on his proof that a regular 17-sided polygon can be constructed with compass and straightedge alone.