The invention of water and sewage treatment

BIB00211
Note

The invention of water and sewage treatment

Collection title

The forgotten inventors

ID

BIB00211

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

07/08/2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

Dr Ismail Sarradjeddine, Director of the library of Alexandria, talked about water purification that started in 2000 B.C, the fist attempt of the municipality to purify water and provide the citizens with clean drinkable water was in 1804. The most important medical discovery, in the sewage treatment history, was that of Louis Moria who invented the sewage tank in 1860.

Type

video

Production companies

  • Library of Alexandria - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Educational programme

Personalities

  • Moria Louis

Primary theme

Live performances

Secondary themes

  • Art, Culture and Knowledge / Music and songs

Credits / Cast

  • Serradjeddine Ismail - Speaker

Period of events

  • 2010

Map locations

  • Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

2m57

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