A proof that e is irrational - Numberphile

Professor Ed Copeland shows a proof by Joseph "Voldemort" Fourier that e is irrational. Check out episode sponsor http://KiwiCo.com/Numberphile for 50% off your first month of any subscription. The crates are great! More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Ed Copeland is a physics professor at the University of Nottingham. Check out more videos with him here: http://bit.ly/EdCopeland And here for some meatier chats: http://bit.ly/CopelandGoesLong And here's a previous video about e with James Grime:    • e (Euler's Number) - Numberphile   Comment on this video on Brady's subreddit: https://redd.it/l3zuqq Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of science. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/outr... And support from Math For America - https://www.mathforamerica.org/ NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook:   / numberphile   Numberphile tweets:   / numberphile   Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub Videos by Brady Haran Patreon:   / numberphile   Numberphile T-Shirts and Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/numberphile Brady's videos subreddit:   / bradyharan   Brady's latest videos across all channels: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/ Sign up for (occasional) emails: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9