The story of 1 [videorecording] / Impossible Pictures for BBC ; historical consultant & co-writer, Alan Ereira ; executive producer for BBC, Adam Kemp ; executive producer, Jasper James ; produced & directed by Nick Murphy.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: SONE601 | PBS Home VideoPublication details: [Alexandria, Va.?] : PBS Home Video, c2006.Edition: Full screenDescription: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:- 0793692083
- 9780793692088
- Story of one
- QA141.2 .S7625 2006x
- Photography, Chris Hartley ; film editor, Peter Norrey ; digital effects, Jellyfish Productions ; composer, Ty Unwin ; academic consultants, Marcus du Sautoy ... [et al.].
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Visual Materials | Nash Library Lobby DVD boxes | DVD 353 | Available | 33710001209589 |
Documentary program.
"PBS."
"FremantleMedia"--Container.
Program content: c2005.
"Not rated"--Container.
"SONE601"--Disc label.
The birth of 1 -- 1 gets civilized -- 1 becomes the ruler -- 1 becomes a Greek god -- 1 joins the army -- 1 the enlightened -- 1 goes west -- 1 takes on Europe -- 1 & 0 go it alone.
Photography, Chris Hartley ; film editor, Peter Norrey ; digital effects, Jellyfish Productions ; composer, Ty Unwin ; academic consultants, Marcus du Sautoy ... [et al.].
Presented by Terry Jones.
A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the decimal system created by Leibnitz.
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; full screen presentation; stereo.
Closed-captioned.