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0 to 9 : The Secret History of Numbers (2025)

Name: 0 to 9 : The Secret History of Numbers
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-05-25
Rating: 8.0

First aired May 25, 20251 season · 3 epsEnded

8.0

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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.