NOVA - Infinite Secrets: The Genius of Archimedes
from: WGBH Boston
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
EAN: 9781593751067
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1593751060
Label: WGBH Boston
Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 06, 2004
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 18109
Studio: WGBH Boston
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
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In 1991 a small Medieval prayer book was sold at auction. Miraculously some original writings of Archimedes the brilliant Greek mathematician were discovered hidden beneath the religious text. Through scholarly detective work with the help of modern technology this book now reveals Archimedes stunningly original concepts ideas and theories revelations that if known sooner might have reshaped our world.Many historic figures have been hailed as ahead of their time. Few if any are said to be centuries ahead of their time. The Einstein of his era Archimedes had a sophisticated understanding of mathematics and designed marvelous war machines for his native Syracuse to use against the invading Romans. Many of Archimedes works disappeared during the Middle Ages but some survived to help inspire the scientific revolution in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. One document that seemed irretrievably lost was his final treatise The Method which reputedly explained how he achieved his brilliant results secrets he revealed nowhere else. Now over 2200 years later the discovery of The Method has experts and scientists dreaming of what might have been if Renaissance thinkers and other great minds had known of his ideas and been able to build on them.NOVA explores Archimedes rare writings as well as the book s mysterious beginnings tumultuous history and amazing discovery. As the ancient text comes back from the dead it unlocks its revolutionary contents the infinite secrets of one of history s greatest thinkers.System Requirements:Running Time: 60 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 783421370395 Manufacturer No: WG37039
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- Fascinating insight into history as well as the mind of ArchimedesI found this DVD at the local library, and now that I've seen it, I want to know more about Archimedes, and I ... Read More
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