porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys (2004)
A portrait of two very different mathematicians, porridge pulleys and Pi features Fields medalist Vaughan Jones, one of the world's foremost knot theorists and an avid windsurfer, and Hendrik lenstra, a number theorist with a passion for Homer and all things classical. Porridge pulleys and Pi poses the question: how do we get first-rate research mathematicians? Hendrik lenstra and Vaughan Jones have had an extraordinary impact on mathematics; this charming documentary gives the viewer a taste of their personalities, mathematical and otherwise. A whirlwind tour of knots, geonomics, cryptography, music, Homer, elliptic curves, art, and windsurfing, the video contains sections on the history of Pi, and a suprising discovery involving a cocoa tin and an Escher print.
Cast
- Vaughan Jones - Self
- Hendrik Lenstra - Self
Keywords
documentary short
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- What is porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys about?
- A portrait of two very different mathematicians, porridge pulleys and Pi features Fields medalist Vaughan Jones, one of the world's foremost knot theorists and an avid windsurfer, and Hendrik lenstra, a number theorist with a passion for Homer and all things classical. Porridge pulleys and Pi poses the question: how do we get first-rate research mathematicians? Hendrik lenstra and Vaughan Jones have had an extraordinary impact on mathematics; this charming documentary gives the viewer a taste of their personalities, mathematical and otherwise. A whirlwind tour of knots, geonomics, cryptography, music, Homer, elliptic curves, art, and windsurfing, the video contains sections on the history of Pi, and a suprising discovery involving a cocoa tin and an Escher print.
- Who directed porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys?
- porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys was directed by George Paul Csicsery.
- Who stars in porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys?
- porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys stars Vaughan Jones, Hendrik Lenstra.
- How long is porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys?
- porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys has a runtime of 29m (29 minutes).
- What genre is porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys?
- porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys is a Documentary film.
- Where was porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys produced?
- porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys was produced in United States of America.