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The Story of 1 (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
60 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Nick Murphy

Actors:
Terry Jones ..... Himself - Presenter
Marcus du Sautoy ..... Himself - Mathematician
Leo Jampinjinpa Wayne ..... Himself - Australian Aborigine Tribesman
Ahmed Boulane ..... Taverne Man
Fred Challa ..... Khalifa

Synopsis:

Terry Jones hosts this documentary on the number one. It looks at early evidence of counting, the use of numbers for simple arithmetic in Sumeria, the development of large numbers and their use for engineering in Egypt, the worship of numbers by Pythagoras and the theoretical mathematics of the Archimedes. It also looks at the use of numbers by the Romans, the development of Arabic numerals in India, the discovery of the number zero, the development of algebra in the Islamic world, the decline of Roman numerals in the west, and the development of the binary system.

The story of the number 1 is the story of Western civilisation. Terry Jones goes on a humour filled journey to discover just what an amazing tale lies behind the simplest number we have. Using computer graphics, 1 is brought to life in all his various guises. ls story reveals how the most celebrated civilisations in history were achieved, where our modern numbers came from and how the invention of zero changed the world forever and saved us from having to use Roman numerals today.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 19 April, 2018.