Syndication on public television stations via NETA of "Taking the Long View: The Life of Shiing-shen Chern"

尽管PBS的Nova和NPR的科学星期五以及《科学美国人》和《探索》杂志上的文章等节目让公众能够接触到科学，但关于数学和数学家的内容很少。《放眼长远》提供了一个独特的机会，让我们了解陈省身在数学上的非凡贡献。这部电影不仅阐述了他在微分几何方面的基础性贡献，还交织了20世纪的中国历史，为陈冠希的智力和文化成就奠定了基础。其结果是令人震惊地认识到陈对纯数学发展的深远影响，特别是微分几何，以及对跨文化数学合作的影响。对于历史事件如何塑造了一位非凡人物的一生，他极大地促进了纯粹数学和中国与西方之间的数学交流，《着眼长远》与目前可用的任何其他作品都不同，特别是考虑到它对中西关系的关注。这部54分钟的电影以DVD的形式发布，其中有35分钟的额外功能，解释了Gauss-Bonnet定理和Chern的深刻证明，Cartan处理几何问题的移动标架技术，矢量丛和Chern对它们的拓扑类的发现，以及其他数学主题。该项目将通过国家教育电信协会(NTA)的辛迪加，使这部电影在300多家地方公共电视台播出。在播出后，它将在几个网站上提供在线流媒体。《着眼长远》是对将数学带给非数学受众这一目标的独特而有价值的贡献。Neta的《着眼长远》的辛迪加活动将向广大和多样化的受众(普通公众)展示可接触到的数学概念、陈省身对数学的奉献和影响，以及西方和中国关系在数学发展中的重要性。观众将了解微分几何的基本概念，如陈的课程；陈在传播卡坦的创新技术(通常被描述为“移动框架”)中的关键作用；以及陈通过鼓励中西数学家出国留学和教学，在促进跨文化数学合作方面的巨大成功。这部电影关注的是中西关系对数学发展的影响，这让这部电影有别于其他关于数学的节目和文章。此外，陈省身仍然是该领域内一位具有原创性的备受尊敬的思想家，他的贡献怎么估计都不为过。

Although programs such as PBS's NOVA and NPR's Science Friday and magazine articles in Scientific American and Discovery make the sciences accessible to the public, content about mathematics and mathematicians is scarce. "Taking the Long View" presents a unique opportunity to learn about the extraordinary mathematical contributions of Shiing-shen Chern. Going beyond an exposition of his foundational contributions to differential geometry, the film interweaves 20th century Chinese history to ground Chern's intellectual and cultural accomplishments. The result is a startling realization of Chern's far-reaching impact on the development of pure mathematics, specifically, differential geometry, and on cross-cultural mathematical collaboration. For its analysis of how historical events shaped the life of an extraordinary man who greatly advanced pure mathematics and mathematical exchange between China and the West, "Taking the Long View" is unlike anything else currently available, especially given its focus on Chinese and Western relations. This 54-minute film has been released as a DVD with 35 minutes of extra features that explain, among other things, the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem and Chern's insightful proof, Cartan's technique of moving frames for treating geometric problems, vector bundles and Chern's discovery of their topological classes, and other mathematical topics. This project will make the film available for broadcast on more than 300 local public television stations through syndication by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA). Following its broadcast, it will be made available for online streaming from several web sites."Taking the Long View" is a unique and valuable contribution to the goal of bringing mathematics to nonmathematical audiences. Syndication of "Taking the Long View" by NETA will expose an extremely large and diverse audience (the general public) to accessible mathematical concepts, Shiing-shen Chern's dedication to and impact on mathematics, and the importance of Western and Chinese relations in the development of mathematics. Viewers will learn about fundamental concepts in differential geometry, such as Chern classes; Chern's critical role in disseminating Cartan's innovative techniques (often described as "moving frames"); and Chern's great success in promoting cross-cultural mathematical collaboration by encouraging Chinese and Western mathematicians to study and teach abroad. The film's focus on the impact of Chinese and Western relations on the development of mathematics distinguishes the film from other programs and articles about mathematics. Furthermore, Shiing-shen Chern remains an original and highly respected thinker within the field whose contributions cannot be overestimated.