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Zero to Infinity

Season 49 Episode 19 | 53m 32s

Zero and infinity. These seemingly opposite, obvious, and indispensable concepts are relatively recent human inventions. Discover the surprising story of how these key concepts that revolutionized mathematics came to be – not just once, but over and over again as different cultures invented and re-invented them across thousands of years.

Aired: 11/16/22 | Expires: 11/15/25 | Rating: TV-PG

Major funding for this program is provided by the John Templeton Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the NOVA Science Trust with support from Roger Sant. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Brilliant.org. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting , and PBS viewers.

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• Zero to Infinity Preview

  Preview: S49 Ep19 | 28s

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