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The Infinite Heist - Part 1
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:31:30
Publish Date: 2026-03-03 11:00:00
Description: In an 1874 paper, Georg Cantor proved that there are different sizes of infinity and changed math forever. A trove of newly unearthed letters shows that it was also an act of plagiarism.

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