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118 Whitehall Classroom Building
Porridge Pulleys and PI is a portrait of two very different mathematicians, featuring Fields medalist Vaughan Jones, one of the world's foremost knot theorists and an avid windsurfer, and Hendrik Lenstra, a number theorist with a passion for Homer and all things classical.
The Right Spin is an interview with Astronaut Michael Foale. The story of a dramatic rescue in space and the mathematics behind it. Narrated by Robert Osserman.
Both movies are directed by George Csicsery.
27 plus 35 = 62 minutes of fun.
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