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Fascinating documentary on PBS about the search for "twin primes"
Last edited Wed Jul 30, 2025, 02:27 PM - Edit history (1)
https://www.pbs.org/video/counting-from-infinity-08CnZy/And the incredibly brilliant people working in mathematics and science.
Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions | CC
Yitang "Tom" Zhang made an important breakthrough in Number Theory by solving the Twin Prime Conjecture. His work was an important mathematical break-through, and Zhang became an instant celebrity. By chronicling the series of rapid developments around the twin prime problem, and the many individuals who contributed to it, the film is a snapshot of a great moment in mathematical history
04/02/2017 | Expires 04/02/2029 | Rating TV-G
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions | CC
Yitang "Tom" Zhang made an important breakthrough in Number Theory by solving the Twin Prime Conjecture. His work was an important mathematical break-through, and Zhang became an instant celebrity. By chronicling the series of rapid developments around the twin prime problem, and the many individuals who contributed to it, the film is a snapshot of a great moment in mathematical history
04/02/2017 | Expires 04/02/2029 | Rating TV-G
Updated with an archival link:
https://archive.org/details/countingfrominfinityyitangzhangandthetwinprimeconjecture2015documentary7au3cikb2za