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Discover why the number 6174 is so mysterious.

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September 2008
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a beautiful mind

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In the movies mathematicians are mostly mad. Since here at Plus we firmly believe in our sanity, we're puzzled as to why. So we charged Charlotte Mulcare with the unenviable task of sifting through five well-known maths movies and speculate towards an answer.

Tags: mathematics in films : mathematics in the media : Pi : a beautiful mind : good will hunting