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The history of our modern Indo-Arabic numeral system begins in Mesopotamia, leads through India to the Arab world – and from there around the globe. This three-part series explores how the "Arabic numerals" began their triumphant march and the special role that zero played in this process. From its beginnings to modern computer science – today, numbers are the universal language of the world.
- Status
- Ended
- Production
- ARTE, CAPA, Films à Cinq
Keywords
- technology
- civilization
- mathematics
- anthropology
- economics
- global
- archeology
- innovation
- numbers
- reflective
- science knowledge
- ancient knowledge
- computing
- history
- science
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Benoît Laborde · Director
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