 Measuring the World (film)

"Measuring the World" (original title: "Die Vermessung der Welt") is a German film released in 2012, directed by Philip Gröning. It is based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Kehlmann, which fictionalizes the lives of the 19th-century German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss and the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. The film tells the story of these two prominent figures as they embark on their respective journeys of scientific discovery and exploration.