Grant Sanderson
Grant Sanderson creates 3Blue1Brown, using animated visual explanations to help people understand mathematics, from linear algebra and calculus to neural networks.
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- Known as
- The creator of 3Blue1Brown
- Education
- Stanford University, mathematics
- Early work
- Khan Academy lessons on multivariable calculus
- Turning point
- The 2016 Essence of Linear Algebra series
- Animation tool
- Manim, his open-source Python library
Mini bio
How it started.
Near the end of his Stanford studies, Grant turned a Python visualization project into an animated math lesson. He kept improving the code and making videos. A one-year Khan Academy fellowship helped him see how far online teaching could reach.
A turning point.
Grant identifies the linear algebra series as a turning point: applying his visual approach to course material showed him that the channel could become a learning resource. Calculus, neural networks, Fourier transforms and playful investigations such as Wordle followed.
Beyond the channel.
Since the end of 2016, 3Blue1Brown and its related projects have been his main focus. He also lectured for MIT’s 2020 Introduction to Computational Thinking course and wrote for Quanta Magazine. In 2023, he received the JPBM Communications Award.
Creditschronological, newest first
Videos and software
- 2026Compression is IntelligenceCreator of the entropy and cross-entropy lessons
- 2022Solving Wordle using information theoryCreator
- 2017Essence of CalculusCreator
- 2016Essence of Linear AlgebraCreator
- 2015ManimOriginal creator of the open-source animation engine
Teaching and writing
- 2026If math is more than proof, we need to better celebrate the rest of itGuest author on Terence Tao’s blog
- 2020Introduction to Computational ThinkingMIT lecturer and course contributor
- 2020How Pi Connects Colliding Blocks to a Quantum Search AlgorithmContributing writer, Quanta Magazine
Awards
Quotes
I want this to feel like you could have discovered it yourselfGrant Sanderson, guest essay on Terence Tao’s blog
In his September 2026 essay, he described a phrase he uses to judge whether an explanation makes the origins of an idea clear.
Trivia
- The name 3Blue1Brown refers to his right eye, which is roughly three-quarters blue and one-quarter brown because of sectoral heterochromia.
- He wrote the piano pieces used in the Linear Algebra and Calculus series.
- Manim began as code for his own animations. He recommends the separately maintained Community Edition to newcomers.
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