NOVA leads viewers on a mathematical mystery tour -- a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's signature in the swirl of a nautilus shell, the whirlpool of a galaxy and the spiral in the center of a sunflower. Math was essential to everything from the first wireless radio transmissions to the prediction and discovery of the Higgs boson and the successful landing of rovers on Mars. But where does math get its power? Astrophysicist and writer Mario Livio, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists and engineers, follows math from Pythagoras to Einstein and beyond, all leading to the ultimate riddle: Is math an invention or a discovery? Humankind's clever trick or the language of the universe?
Unfortunately the movie NOVA: The Great Math Mystery is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Sound | Matt Norman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Kevin Young | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Dan McCabe | Producer |
| Directing | Dan McCabe | Director |
| Production | Richard Reisz | Producer |
| Directing | Richard Reisz | Director |
| Production | Chris Schmidt | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Dan McCabe | Editor |
| Editing | Guy Tetzner | Editor |
| Editing | Brian Truglio | Editor |
| Camera | Colin Clarke | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Thomas Danielczik | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gary Henoch | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Stephen McCarthy | Camera Operator |
| Production | Cara Feinberg | Associate Producer |
| Production | Karinna Sjo-Gaber | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Glenn Berkovitz | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Steve Bores | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mike Duffield | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Peter Eason | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | David Keene | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Caleb Mose | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ben Turney | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Ekin Akalin | Animation Director |
| Art | Leanne Dare | Art Direction |
| Production | George Hodges | Production Manager |
| Editing | Elliott Choi | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Farley Crawford | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Jon Gregory | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Danny Morgan | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Abigail McCabe | Production Office Assistant |
| Production | Linda Callahan | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Dan McCabe | Writer |
