Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Sept. 4 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with KPBS Passport! Beginning in ancient Egypt, NOVA "A TO Z: The First Alphabet" explores some of the ...

Most of us learn the alphabet at kindergarten, singing our way from 'A for apple' through to 'Z for zebra' without ever stopping to wonder why the letters are arranged in that particular sequence. Yet ...

Have you ever stopped to think about how important alphabets are? Without them, we wouldn't be able to write stories, send messages, read books or even play fun word games. The English alphabet has 26 ...

The coolest letter in the alphabet: When we learn the letters of the English alphabet, we just remember them in order, from A to Z. But have you ever thought about whether some letters are just ...

Writing shaped our world and the rise of human knowledge, from the trading of goods to tales of ancient goddesses and kings. Follow the evolution of the written word, from 4,000-year-old carvings in ...

The birth of writing and the first alphabet were among the world’s most vital inventions. Writing shaped our world and the rise of human knowledge, from the trading of goods to tales of ancient ...