文字，智慧的载体，文化的传承。四千年的古埃及石刻，中国最早的造字法和书法艺术，现代字母表，印刷机的发明，PBS纪录片《A到Z：子母表和书写 A to Z 2020》讲述文字与书写的历史。
写作和印刷或许是有史以来最伟大的发明，通过思想的传播改变了人类历史的进程。在这个由两部分组成的系列节目中，NOVA 探索了写作是如何起源的，并揭示了我们自己字母表的惊人起源。接着，研究人员调查了印刷机的起源，它开启了工业革命，导致了技术的快速进步和文化的扩张。
Writing and printing are perhaps the greatest inventions of all time, changing the course of human history through the spread of ideas. In this two-part series, NOVA explores how writing began and reveals the astonishing origins of our own alphabet. Then, researchers investigate the origins of the printing press, which kicked off the Industrial Revolution and led to swift technological advancement and the expansion of cultures.
A到Z：第一个字母表 A to Z: The First Alphabet 2020
如果没有世界上的字母表，我们会在哪里？写作在历史上对文化的发展和扩张起到了至关重要的作用。但是，研究人员现在才开始揭开我们自己字母表的起源故事。从字母A的形状到写作在贸易和讲故事中的作用，探索书写如何塑造了人类文明本身。
第一个字母表 The First Alphabet
Where would we be without the world’s alphabets? Writing has played a vital role in the development and expansion of cultures throughout history. But researchers are only now uncovering the origin story to our own alphabet. From the shape of the letter A to the role of writing in trade and storytelling, discover how the written word shaped civilization itself.
A到Z：书写如何改变世界 A to Z: How Writing Changed the World 2020
就像写作改变了人类历史的进程一样，纸张和印刷技术的演变也彻底革新了信息传播。虽然造纸术的发明推动了中国和伊斯兰社会的发展，但拉丁字母表可以使用少量离散、重复的符号进行印刷这个简单事实帮助流传了活字印刷术，在文艺复兴初期为欧洲赢得了至关重要的优势。而印刷机本身则开启了科学革命，加速我们进入了当前数字时代。
书写如何改变世界 How Writing Changed the World
Just as writing changed the course of human history, the evolution of paper and printing revolutionized the spread of information. While the invention of paper boosted Chinese and Islamic societies, the simple fact that the Latin alphabet could be printed using a small number of discrete, repetitive symbols helped popularize moveable type, handing Europe a cruCIAl advantage at the beginning of the Renaissance. The printing press itself kicked off the scientific revolution that fast-tracked us to the current digital age.
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