‘Frontiers of Space’,a very interesting title of the documentary that surely captivates one’s attention and brings them into asking questions like: Is this about science (again)?, is its content interesting enough as what its title is implying? Or can this documentary somehow change one of my perspectives in life (student life)? For me, I surely am amazed after I have watched this documentary. And by all means of this amazement, a great part of my soul was really moved.
Pierro de la Francesca, a famous painter, was mentioned at the opening portion of the documentary. His paintings were truly breathtaking. “The Flaggelation of Christ’ and “The View of the Ideal City’ were acknowledged to be his masterpieces. His paintings showed perspectives, perspectives which intersect at a vanishing point. Paintings that were painted in a 2 dimensional canvass then appeared to be in 3 dimensions. His works represent early signs of Geometry.
The first stop of Marcus’s adventure was in France. The works of René Descartes were truly appreciated. He was an outstanding mathematician, a theoretical physicist and as well as a great philosopher. He have realized that linking algebra with geometry is really possible, that curved lines were possible to be described as equations. By merely watching the curve lines in bridges or tunnels, equations were deduced. The first wave of my amazement.
The second stop involved appreciations triggered by Pierre Fermat. Pierre Fermat’s amazing properties of prime numbers were examined. His Last Theorem puzzled mathematicians for quite some time. Marcus also showed how Fermat’s theorems were now served as the basis for the codes that securely protects credit card transactions happening on the internet. And this is where the second wave of my amazement filled me.
The third stop happened in England. This is where Isaac Newton’s development of the ever-so-simple Calculus was discussed and appreciated. This is a really great breakthrough happened in the scientific world. He understood the very crucial behavior of moving objects. Because of this breakthrough, engineers nowadays calculated and analyzed every part of their infrastructure to be built. Engineers should really thank him. Leonard Euler, the father of topology (bendy geometry), and Carl Friedrich Gaus, who was responsible for the invention of the modular arithmetic were also discussed by Marcus. Gauss also made major breakthroughs regarding how prime numbers are distributed. His work is of a great contribution to the work of Bernhard Riemann whom developed important theories on prime numbers. Bernhard had also important insights with regards to the properties of objects which he recognized as manifolds that could exist in a multi-dimensional space. And again, a great wave of amazement rushed through my veins.
These geniuses really are amazing. Their brains worked brilliantly which lead to the development of many important works and theories. And such works and theories are essential to the understanding of things for the human race. Works and theories that could make us wander in our class room’s ceiling for answers. Works and theories that could make us sleep less than 7 hours. Works and theories that could make us frown, cry and sob in silence while feeling gloomy and regretful. Works and theories that could also make us understand how everything in this world works. Works and theories that could make every life on this very planet easier and more secure. Works and theories that also when not developed, makes life in this world unimaginable.
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