The Ascent of Man Dvd Set

Starring: Dr. Jacob Bronowski

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 2013
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Publisher: Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc.
• Director: Adrian Malone
• Starring: Dr. Jacob Bronowski
• Number of Disks: 5
• Other Video Info: NTSC
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

“Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, and Eternity in an hour” - by William Blake

Nowadays, many different books have been written to explain the unfolding of humans and civilization. This program covers many great products and inventors instead of all the great wars. In the 1970s, this was unique to the public. And this program is the template for those to follow. The contents include: Lower than the Angels (evolution of the head) The Harvest of the Seasons (the pace of cultural evolution) The Grain in the Stone (blood group evidence of migration) The Hidden Structure (fire) The Music of the Spheres (the language of numbers) The Starry Messenger (the cycle of seasons) The majestic Clockwork (Kepler's laws) The Drive for Power (Everyday technology) The ladder of Creation (are other formulas of life possible?) World Within World (the periodic table) Knowledge of Certainty (There is no absolute knowledge) Generation upon generation (cloning of identical forms) The Long Childhood (The commitment of man) I have the original hardback book, reference book, and study guide. I bought my DVD set from Great Britain as they were less expensive at the time. The U.S. version has since come down in price. This is a humanities course at the local college. Another advantage was getting to go through the Watts Towers as a kid. This work rings around "Connections" by James Burke because it is the story of the people behind the connections. I am not saying that this presentation replaces others, but that it has more to say without resorting to today's sound bite system of presenting. You will have to stop and look up references, then rewatch.