The Bellman Equation chronicles a 16 year odyssey by writer-director Gabriel Leif Bellman grandson of Richard Bellman to solve the many issues surrounding Bellmans life & death. From his work on the Manhattan project to his persecution under Mc Carthy to his parenting skills Bellman remained an enigmatic figure to all who knew him. One of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th century Mr. Bellman was a pioneer in the field of computer science. Bellmans work changed the perception of the application of mathematics within science. The term Bellman Equation is a type of problem named after its discoverer in which a problem that would otherwise be not possible to solve is broken into a solution based on the intuitive nature of the solver. Applied in control theory economics & medicine it has become an important tool in using math to solve really difficult problems. A fiercely independent & controversial figure Mr. Bellman published more than 40 books & 600 papers before his early death of a brain tumour. The inventor of the field of dynamic programming was persecuted by Mc Carthy worked on the Manhattan project & remained as much a mystery as the problems he conquered.