TV series
0 to 9 : The Secret History of Numbers
2025 · 1 season
A calm, thoughtful journey through history that makes abstract ideas feel tangible and quietly fascinating.
- Created by
- Benoît Laborde
- Genres
- Documentary
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Technology, science, exploration, education
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Benoît Laborde
- Genres
- Documentary