How we shook the world of very large numbers
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How did an edition of More or Less from 2017 end up influencing the choice of official names for extremely large numbers? We tell the tale of how an interview between presenter Tim Harford and maths whizz Rob Eastaway did just that. Also featuring Professor Richard Brown, head of metrology at the UK\\u2019s National Physical Laboratory.
Presenter: Tim Harford\\nProducer: Jon Bithrey\\nEditor: Richard Vadon\\nProduction Coordinator: Janet Staples\\nSound Engineer: James Beard
Image: Large number, Credit: Getty Images
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