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Status: Ended
First Aired: December 19, 2011
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
Networks: EBS 1
Genres: Documentary

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Math and the Rise of Civilization(2011)

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Overview

A guided tour of the history of numbers and how they’ve shaped the development of humankind is at the heart of this unique series. In five episodes that take us across time and around the world, we see how mathematics played an important role in ancient Egypt and Greece, early India, medieval Europe, and our own modern world. Computer graphics make mathematical formulae accessible and interesting, while dramatic reenactments of history pique the viewer’s interest.

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Miniseries

5 episodes • 2011

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Beginning of Numbers	Dec 19, 2011
2	The Elements	Dec 20, 2011
3	The Divinity of Numbers	Dec 21, 2011
4	The World in Motion	Dec 26, 2011
5	Conquering Math’s New Frontiers	Dec 27, 2011

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