Becoming human
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2010].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Cottonwood Public Library - AVDVD - A/V Room - DVD
599.938 BECOMING HUMAN
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599.938 BECOMING HUMAN
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Prescott Public Library - PAV - DVD/Blu-ray Collection
599.938 BEC
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599.938 BEC
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Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2010].
Format
DVD Video
Language
English
UPC
841887011044
Notes
General Note
Originally broadcast as episodes of the public television series Nova in 2009.
Creation/Production Credits
Camera, Reuben Aaronson, Michael Anderson, Stan Barua, Chris Cox, Gary Grieg, Oliver Gurr, Tony Miller, Richard Slater Jones, Gordy Waterman ; ; animation/special effects, People's Republic of Animation, Pixeldust Studios ; editors, Jennifer Beman White, Barbara Burst, Paige Smith Lee ; original score, Joe Delia.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Lance Lewman.
Description
"Where did we come from? What makes us human? NOVA's...investigation explores how new discoveries are transforming views of our earliest ancestors. Featuring interviews with world-renowned scientists, footage shot "in the trenches" as fossils were unearthed, and...computer-generated animation, [these programs] bring early hominids to life, examining how we became the creative and adaptable modern humans of today...In the first episode...encounter..."Selam, " the amazingly complete remains of a 3 million year-old child, packed with clues to why we split from the apes, came down from the trees, and started walking upright...[T]he second episode investigates the riddle of "Turkana Boy" -- a tantalizing fossil of Homo erectus, the first ancestor to leave Africa and colonize the globe...[T]he final episode...explores the origins of "us" -- where modern humans and our capacities for art, invention, and survival came from, and what happened when we encountered the mysterious Neanderthals"--Container.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen ; stereo.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; optional audio description for the visually impaired.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Public Library - AVDVD - A/V Room - DVD | 599.938 BECOMING HUMAN | Find It Now |
| Prescott Public Library - PAV - DVD/Blu-ray Collection | 599.938 BEC | Find It Now |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Townsley, G., White, J., & Lewman, L. (2010). Becoming human . PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Townsley, Graham, Jennifer White and Lance. Lewman. 2010. Becoming Human. PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Townsley, Graham, Jennifer White and Lance. Lewman. Becoming Human PBS Distribution, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Townsley, Graham., Jennifer White, and Lance Lewman. Becoming Human PBS Distribution, 2010.
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