porridge pulleys and Pi: two mathematical journeys
- Documentary
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 6, 2004
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Director
- George Paul Csicsery
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt1543677