This brief history of mathematics was well done. However, I would have liked it a little bit longer to get into the minds of these great mathematical minds. My daughter was excited about all these mathematicians. Are we going to hear from you about other mathematicians. Thank you very much indeed for the podcast. Robert

If this podcast were called “A selection of biographies of European mathematicians” I would not hesitate to give it five stars. Unfortunately it’s actual title is a poor fit for its Euro centric content. Even in the episode of Indian prodigy Ramanujan, the spotlight is clearly on Hardy, not on Ramanujan. Really?!

Great podcast on the history of mathematics. Brief and not at all comprehensive yet informative and entertaining nonetheless.

Not a series of math lectures, rather an examination of how modern maths came about and why it is as useful as it is.

beautiful little series - wish there was more

Euler he got it right, but Leonhard wrong. Leonhard is the German form of Leonard, but h is not silent like in English. Since this is a history podcast with little knowledge of mathematics, I'm extremely disappointed by it.

thanks but you really need to get back to making these wonderful podcasts.

I eagerly listened to all available episodes and loved the series. History was well told and well produced.

Very good and eloquent episodes. My only issue is that to call something the History of Mathematics and to begin in the 17th sentury is a bit rediculous. It doesn't even acnouledge that anything happened before then.

We need more...

This series is great!!! I never enjoyed mathematics so much until I had the chance to enjoy this series and until I joined the Royal Society. I studied advanced mathematics in school but this series increased my understanding.

Love the play and the background history

Absolutely first rate! The content and the production are great! The only downside is that there are only 10 podcasts - hope they make more! BRILLIANT!

Really enjoyable!

Very cool. Thanks for creating this. I look forward to what comes next as do you.

Very engaging speaker! Just downloaded the whole collection to enjoy!

If you like numbers or history or anything in between the this should interest you. It's always fun to learn where stuff comes from and this tells you where our modern day uses of math come from. I only wish there was more to listen to...

Professor Marcus du Sautoy does a great job bringing mathematics alive and presents the history of math and importance of each mathematician's contribution. Professor du Sautoy's enthusiasm on the subject is contagious. It is a great resource to everyone, even those with a passing interest or those who may have been turned off from mathematics long ago. The podcast helps to illustrate how each development in mathematics led to & made possible the technology we often take for granted today. I can say this reawakened the sense of wonder I have in mathematics.

Fantastic, short and to the point, podcast.

Fascinating stories about the people and events behind the mathematics.

Interesting, informational, and historically enlightening...