Number theorists

Vladimir Gennadievich Sprindzuk

Vladimir Gennadievich Sprindzuk (Russian Владимир Геннадьевич Спринджук, Belarusian Уладзімір Генадзевіч Спрынджук, 22 July 1936, Minsk – 26 July 1987) was a Soviet-Belarusian number theorist. (Wikipedia).

Vladimir Gennadievich Sprindzuk
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History vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-vladimir-lenin-alex-gendler Vladimir Lenin overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas II and founded the Soviet Union, forever changing the course of Russian politics. But was he a hero who toppled an oppressive tyranny or a villain who replaced

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Борис Н. Петров - Boris N. Petrov: Space Pioneer, Automatic Control Engineer(USSR)

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Gagarin Funeral (1968)

Gagarin the first man in space died in a plane crash. See here footage from his funeral in 1968. No title. Funeral of Russian spaceman / cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Moscow (USSR, Soviet Union). L/S crowds queuing up outside Central House of the Soviet Army to file past urns of ashes of Yu

From playlist FUNERALS OF THE 20TH CENTURY

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Maxim Vengerov plays "The Last Rose of Summer" by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, one of the most difficult violin pieces. Enjoy!

From playlist Interviews

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Alexander Gorodnik - Diophantine approximation and flows on homogeneous spaces (Part 3)

The fundamental problem in the theory of Diophantine approximation is to understand how well points in the Euclidean space can be approximated by rational vectors with given bounds on denominators. It turns out that Diophantine properties of points can be encoded using flows on homogeneous

From playlist École d’été 2013 - Théorie des nombres et dynamique

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Alexander Gorodnik - Diophantine approximation and flows on homogeneous spaces (Part 1)

The fundamental problem in the theory of Diophantine approximation is to understand how well points in the Euclidean space can be approximated by rational vectors with given bounds on denominators. It turns out that Diophantine properties of points can be encoded using flows on homogeneous

From playlist École d’été 2013 - Théorie des nombres et dynamique

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Alexander Gorodnik - Diophantine approximation and flows on homogeneous spaces (Part 2)

The fundamental problem in the theory of Diophantine approximation is to understand how well points in the Euclidean space can be approximated by rational vectors with given bounds on denominators. It turns out that Diophantine properties of points can be encoded using flows on homogeneous

From playlist École d’été 2013 - Théorie des nombres et dynamique

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Dimitri Zvonkine : Lecture 1: Hurwitz numbers and integrable hierarchies

Recording during the thematic meeting : "Pre-School on Combinatorics and Interactions" the January 11, 2017 at the Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques (Marseille, France) Filmmaker: Guillaume Hennenfent

From playlist Combinatorics

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Tchaikovsky - Slavonic March, for orchestra, Op. 31

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St. Basil's Cathedral: A Marvel of Russian Architecture

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From playlist Iconic Builds

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Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev: The Current State of Ukraine’s Government

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From playlist The MacMillan Report

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Gathering in Remembrance of Vladimir Voevodsky

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From playlist Mathematics

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The mathematical work of Vladimir Voevodsky - Dan Grayson

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From playlist Mathematics

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Tiger Gets BRUTAL Revenge on Russian Hunter | The UnXplained (Season 3)

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From playlist Mathematics

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Khrushchev Denounces "Dictator" Stalin (1956)

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From playlist THE COLD WAR

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Why should you read "Waiting For Godot"? - Iseult Gillespie

Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-waiting-for-godot-iseult-gillespie Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, meet by a tree at dusk to wait for someone named “Godot.” So begins a vexing cycle where the two d

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