Mathematical and Theological Questions – Part 1

Collection title

Festival of Mathematics

ID

UNI00006

Source

Uninettuno (IT)

First broadcast date

12/16/2007

Production year

2007

Abstract

The conference theme is: mathematics and religion. Professor John Barrow speaks about chance and probability. He defines mathematics as a collection of all possible models; he argues about concepts dealing with Euclidean geometry, truth in mathematics and interaction between mathematics and religious questions. Finally, he speaks about the theories of the physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton and of the philosopher, scientist and mathematician, Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz.

Type

video

Production companies

• RAI NETTUNO SAT - Own production

Broadcaster

RAI - Nettuno Sat

Audiovisual form

Educational programme

Personalities

• Barrow John

Primary theme

Science

Secondary themes

• Society and way of life / Education, teaching

Credits / Cast

• Barrow John - Author of original work

Period of events

• 2007

Map locations

• Italy - Centre - Lazio - Rome

Original language

English

Media running time

32m18