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  1. Countdown to the Invisible Universe (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 58 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

    Shows how the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), catalogued details of the infrared sky through our galaxy and beyond. It has aided in the discovery of more than 20,000 new galaxies. Discusses the...

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  2. Rockall (1989)

    Producer
    Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Biology; Chemistry; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    The inter-disciplinary nature of oceanography is illustrated in a case study of the Rockall Trough and environs. Different techniques of measuring physical, chemical and biological properties are shown, and...

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  3. Max Planck: The World of Atoms (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min.

    A biographical account, set in a framework of period and historic film clips, of Planck’s main scientific work; the temperature dependence of wavelength distribution in radiation, the discovery of the...

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  4. As Surely As Columbus Saw America (1980 Video)

    Producer
    Ian Rosenbloom
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min.

    Describes how Newton’s laws of motion were based on Kepler’s work. Discusses their greatest classical application - the discovery of Neptune - and the use of celestial mechanics in current space...

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  5. Living Cell, The: An Introduction (1976 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Using photomicroscopy the film examines the structures and biochemical processes that occur in all living cells. Reviews the historical background leading to the discovery of the cell and an examination of...

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  6. Photon Connection, The (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 33 min.

    The 1982/83 Faraday Lecture presented on behalf of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Shows how Michael Faraday and his discovery of electromagnetic induction, with today’s understanding of the...

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  7. Liberation of Algebra, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Glan Thomas
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL), £34.99

    Looks at the work of William Rowan Hamilton in Dublin and George Boole in Cork. Uses Hamilton’s discovery of quaternions to Booles’ The Laws of Thought’, as the foundations for work in the fields of...

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  8. Prizewinners, The (1962 Video)

    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. 60 min.

    Stephen Black engages Dr Max Perutz and Dr John Kendrew, Nobel Prize winners in chemistry for their discovery of the molecular structure of haemoglobin and myoglobin, and Dr Francis Crick, Dr James Watson...

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  9. Apollo 17: On the Shoulders of Giants (1973 Video)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min., 1995 sale: £11 (+VAT + p&p)

    The final moon mission (launched 6 Dec 1972) was notable for the discovery of orange-coloured soil. The film includes activity at the ground centres, with specialists’ comments on both the mission and...

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  10. Exploring the Unwritten Past (1966 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min.

    Describes scientific investigation into the past. Couples modern techniques in archaeology with the story of early man in Britain, covering the earliest discovery in Kent’s Cavern in Devon, the decorative...

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