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The Impossible Number

Curious Cases

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The Square Root of Minus One Is an Impossible Concept

We've established that the square root of minus one is an impossible concept. Who first came up with this nut so idea and what were they up to? We have two fellow maths nerds to help us navigate through this weird landscape. Michael Brooks, author of The Math That Made Us; Ellen Anoxo for Loss for a Physics from King's College London.

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