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Watching: 0 to 9 : The Secret History of Numbers

8.0•2025-05-25•1 Seasons

Season 1

Episode 1

Seasons

Season 1

Episodes

EP 1

How it all began

EP 2

The Triumph of Mathematics

EP 3

From Tool to Universal Code

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.