A Brief History of Mathematics is a Documentary programme.

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A Brief History of Mathematics: Carl Friedrich Gauss

Series 1, episode 5

German scientist and mathematician CF Gauss declared mathematics to be the `Queen of Science". Marcus du Sautoy reveals how one of Gauss's many breakthroughs - the Gaussian or normal distribution - is perhaps the most powerful statistical tool in the world, underpinning modern medicine and enabling marketing companies to deduce what their customers are like through supermarket loyalty cards. First aired in 2010

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Anna Buckley