The man who wanted to classify the world [electronic resource] / by Françoise Levie, Sofidoc Productions.
2004
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Title
The man who wanted to classify the world [electronic resource] / by Françoise Levie, Sofidoc Productions.
Author
Levie, Françoise.
Imprint
New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2004.
Language
English
Language Note
This edition in English.
Description
1 online resource (61 min.).
Summary
In 1934, a Belgian visionary named Paul Otlet conceived of a library with no physical books whose contents could be viewed on a screen. His obsession was to classify, encode and unify books and documents published all over the world. Over the years, he and his staff would fill in 12 million index cards. His classification system is regarded today as similar to hypertext, which enables us to navigate the internet. A pacifist and an internationalist, Otlet was one of the driving forcesbehind the League of Nations. He persuaded the architect Le Corbusier to design a World City dedicated to Peace, Knowledge and Fraternity. This beautiful film interweaves a vast fund of recently discovered documents from his archive with autobiographical material to create a fascinating piece of intellectual history.
Note
Originally released as DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
Audience
For College; Adult audiences.
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Sofidoc Productions.
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