Dangerous Knowledge (2007)
In this one-off documentary, David Malone looks at four brilliant mathematicians – Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing – whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which tragically drove them insane and eventually led to them all committing suicide. The film also talks to the latest in the line of thinkers who have continued to pursue the question of whether there are things that mathematics and the human mind cannot know. Dangerous Knowledge tackles some of the profound questions about the true nature of reality that mathematical thinkers are still trying to answer today.
Director: David Malone
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 89 min
Release Date: August 8, 2007
Original Language: en
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- What is Dangerous Knowledge about?
- In this one-off documentary, David Malone looks at four brilliant mathematicians – Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing – whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which tragically drove them insane and eventually led to them all committing suicide. The film also talks to the latest in the line of thinkers who have continued to pursue the question of whether there are things that mathematics and the human mind cannot know. Dangerous Knowledge tackles some of the profound questions about the true nature of reality that mathematical thinkers are still trying to answer today.
- Who directed Dangerous Knowledge?
- Dangerous Knowledge was directed by David Malone.
- How long is Dangerous Knowledge?
- Dangerous Knowledge has a runtime of 1h 29m (89 minutes).
- What genre is Dangerous Knowledge?
- Dangerous Knowledge is a Documentary film.