When did NOVA Season 42 Episode 17 air?
NOVA Season 42 Episode 17 aired on April 15, 2015 at 9 PM ET.
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Season 42 · Episode 17
The Great Math Mystery
Aired Apr 15, 2015at 9PM·55m
Join NOVA on a mathematical mystery tour—a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's signature in the swirl of a nautilus shell, the whirlpool of a galaxy, and the spiral in the center of a sunflower. Math was essential to everything from the first wireless radio transmissions to the prediction and discovery of the Higgs boson and the successful landing of rovers on Mars. Astrophysicist and writer Mario Livio, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers, follow math from Pythagoras to Einstein and beyond. It all leads to the ultimate riddle: Is math a human invention or the discovery of the language of the universe?
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How long is NOVA Season 42 Episode 17?
This episode runs for approximately 55 minutes.
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