NOVA · SEASON 27
Trillion Dollar Bet
Episode 13 · 2000-02-08

- Documentary
Episode overview
The film tells the fascinating story of the invention of the Black-Scholes Formula, a mathematical Holy Grail that forever altered the world of finance and earned its creators the 1997 Nobel Prize in Economics.
55 minutes
Season 27 episodes
1. Fall of the Leaning Tower1999-10-05
2. Time Travel1999-10-12
3. The Killer's Trail1999-10-19
4. Island of the Spirits1999-11-02
5. Decoding Nazi Secrets1999-11-09
6. Voyage of Doom1999-11-23
7. Electric Heart1999-12-21
8. Tales from the Hive2000-01-04
9. Lost on Everest2000-01-18
10. Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege (1)2000-02-01
11. Diamond Deception2000-02-01
12. Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk (2)2000-02-08
13. Trillion Dollar Bet2000-02-08
14. Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island (3)2000-02-15
15. Mystery of the First Americans2000-02-15
16. Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4)2000-02-22
17. Lost Tribes of Israel2000-02-22
18. Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5)2000-02-29
19. What's Up with the Weather?2000-04-18
20. Stationed in the Stars2000-04-25
21. The Vikings2000-05-09