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Miniseries
Season 1 episodes2025-05-25

Miniseries

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.

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Episodes

Season 1

Episode 1

How it all began

53m

Episode 2

The Triumph of Mathematics

53m

Episode 3

From Tool to Universal Code

52m