Product Details

• Actors: Terry Jones, Marcus du Sautoy, Ahmed Boulane, Fred Challa
• Directors: Nick Murphy
• Producers: Fred Challa, Nick Murphy, Adam Kemp, Jasper James, Tamara Bodenham
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: May 21, 2006
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EOTENQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,692 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Story of 1" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/06/2009 Run time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

87 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's math, it's history, it's a lot of fun, April 14, 2006

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DWD "DWD's Reviews" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Story of 1 (DVD)

I watched this when it premiered on my local PBS affiliate and I thought it was a lot of fun and full of loads and loads of interesting history.

As a world history teacher, I am always on the lookout for something that can tell our story with a twist. This one does it quite nicely.

The documentary tells the story of man's use of one (and other numbers, but the focus always returns to the number 1) throughout time with a humorous twist. It explores early uses of math, why mankind had to develop math, why the Roman Numerals were inferior to our current system and continues on to the modern use of binary numbers.

As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted it for my history class. It will be great as a different sort of review of the history that we have studied thus far.

I give this one a grade of 'A'.

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History of Math, October 30, 2006

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Beverly E. Van Citters "due2much" (Glendale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Story of 1 (DVD)

I saw this program on a PBS station and loved it! As a college professor teaching in a basic skills 'Learning Community' of Math and Reading, I found this DVD gave students a framework to understand and see the progression of the very concepts they were using in basic math classes. Much class discussion ensued because of the humor and the presentation provided. I agree with another reviewer. This program is effective for students from grades 6 up to and including college. What a fun way to learn! I purchased my own DVD but also ordered a copy for our college library.

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great math documentary, April 28, 2006

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J. Hamilton "math guy" (Visalia, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Story of 1 (DVD)

I watched this when it was shown on PBS one night. It is a fantastic blend of humor and math history. Being a math teacher I immediately found myself figuring out how to work this movie into my lesson plans. Any one that has an appreciation for math and history will love this film.