A to Z how writing changed the world
(2020)
Nonfiction
DVD
Call Numbers:
DVD/411/A
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
[Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2020]
DESCRIPTION
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
9781531712662 NV61923, 1531712665, 841887044417
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from disc surface
The First Alphabet: Follow the evolution of the written word, from millennia-old carvings in an Egyptian turquoise mine to modern-day alphabets. How Writing Changed the World: The printing press transformed the spread of information, igniting the Industrial Revolution. How did technologies, from pen to paper to printing press, make it all possible?
Jeanette Robinson, narrator
Rating: TV-G
DVD, wide screen, region 1; stereo
English dialogue ; English subtitles (SDH)