NOVA. A to Z. The first alphabet / written and directed by David Sington ; produced by Hugh Sington ; a NOVA production by DOX Productions/Films a Cinq for NOVA/WGBH Boston.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Sington, David, director.

Sington, Hugh (Television producer), producer.

Robinson, Jeannette, narrator.

DOX Productions Ltd., production company.

Films à Cinq, production company.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Writing.

Writing--History.

Writing--Technological innovations--History.

Genre:

Nonfiction television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (54 minutes)

Other Title:

First alphabet

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2020.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Just as writing changed the course of human history, the evolution of paper and printing revolutionized the spread of information. The printing press kicked off the Industrial Revolution that fast-tracked us to the current digital age. But as the millennia-old tradition of penmanship falls out of favor, should we consider what might be lost in this pursuit of ever more efficient communication?

Participant:

Jeanette Robinson, narrator.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 11, 2021).

Originally broadcast in 2020.

OCLC:

1241538350

Publisher Number:

ASP5090416/marc