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3 videodiscs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Forty-eight authors, linguists, historians, anthropologists, and poets discuss the history of writing, explaining how written communication has shaped the last 5000 years of human history.
The greatest invention: A look at the creation of various systems of writing, from Egyptian hieroglyphs to Cherokee.
The art and the craft: A look at the physical and psychological craft of writing, from Gilgamesh to the blogosphere.
The literate society: A look at the process of learning to write, from clay tablets in Sumer to the modern American public school system.
Ep. 1. The greatest invention (57 min.) -- Ep. 2. The art and the craft (57 min.) -- Ep. 3. The literate society (57 min.).
produced and directed by Gene Searchinger, Suzanne Bauman, Norman C. Berns ; produced by Ways of Knowing Inc.
Originally produced for public television in 2007.
Interviewees include James Allen, Margaret Atwood, Tim Berners-Lee, William Bright, Daniel Greenstein, Zahi Hawass, Salima Ikram, Peter Ladefoged, Elmore Leonard, Peter Lymon, John McWhorter, Lise Menn, Steven Pinker, Charles Seife, Samuel Schwartz, Denise Schmandt-Besserat, Stephen J. Tinney, Quincy Troupe.
Camera, Robert Grange ... [et al.] ; edited by Christopher Earl, Suzanne Bauman ; music courtesy of Associated Production Music, Brian Keane Music, Chappell Recorded Music Library.