The Mathematician (1976)
• January 1st, 1976 • 0h 3min
Animation, Comedy
Overview
The salutary tale of a genius mathematician who discovers that mankind is heading for environmental disaster. Ignored by all, he sets out to prove it — however the proof, represented by “a little black box”, is taken up by those previous doubters and exploited.
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