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The Story of 1

The Story of 1

7.7 IMDb tt0482651 2005 1h 0m Documentary

A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the decimal system created by Leibnitz.

Cast

Terry Jones
Marcus du Sautoy
Ahmed Boulane
Fred Challa

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