The Ascent of Man: Difference between revisions

''[['''The Ascent of Man]]''''' is an epic documentary on science and civilisation made, over three years, by [[The BBC]]. The writer and presenter was Jacob Bronowski, whose gentle voice, scholarly language and clear love of his subject (coupled with, for the time, groundbreaking computer graphics as part of an apparently ''endless'' series of expertly crafted visual aids) makes absorbing the mind-boggling concepts being served up into a genuine pleasure. For a sample, consider [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvpV0CuEdc this] short segment, which explains the Pythagorean theorem and why it matters in seven and a half minutes. Anyone who was plodded through the subject by an uninspiring mathematics teacher will probably wonder why said teacher didn't just run this clip and say, "See? What he said."