Counting from infinity

Documentary | USA | 56'


Counting from infinity

Counting from infinity

In 2013, a letter written by the then-unknown mathematician Yitang Zhang was delivered to the Annals of Mathematics, a bimonthly published by Princeton University. The letter caused a big stir in the circles of mathematicians because Yitang proposed a breakthrough proof that could be applied in the research on twin primes. The most interesting was the fact that the author of this concept, an unemployed mathematician, worked on it in complete isolation from the academic community. Continuing from Infinity tells the extraordinary story of Zhang, an unknown immigrant who becomes a mathematic celebrity.

Directed by: George P. Csicsery

Date: 2014

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