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Wave-Particle Paradox, The (1980 Video)

Director

David Jackson

Subject

Physics

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Demonstrates two famous paradoxes in physics: is light waves or particles and are electrons waves or particles? The discussion is set against the debate on whether truth is objective or subjective in the...

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Light from Semi-Conductors (1986 Video)

Producer

Tony Duggan

Subject

Physics

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Concerned with the use of modern semi-conductor devices to produce light for fibre-optic communication systems. Using computer animations, discusses some of the more important properties of light-emitting...

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Wave-Particle Duality (1983 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Traces the development of the various theories explaining the behaviour of light. In six 10-minute segments: The Particle Model (early explanations of the source and behaviour of light from the ancient...

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Space-Time Geometry (1979 Video)

Producer

Martin Wright

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Investigates the properties of space-time geometry, based on Einstein’s postulate of the constancy of the speed of light in all intertial frames of reference, which is illustrated. A studio simulation with...

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Capturing the Speed of Light (2011)

Subject

Physics; Technology

MIT Researchers capture the speed of light on camera. Able to take a trillion frames per second, this camera, developed by researchers at MIT, is capable of capturing light travelling from one point to the...

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Optical Mineralogy (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

Geology

Distribution

CD-ROM

A CAL module in five units on optical mineralogy: Introduction; Basic concepts (the nature of light, the petrological microscope); Optical studies under plane-polarised light (shape, cleavage, refractive...

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S357 Videocassette 2 (1997 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 109 min., 1999 sale: £120.00 (+VAT +p&p)

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Third Dimension, The (1977 Video)

Subject

Technology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Examines the three-dimensional images produced by holograms. The programme is chiefly concerned with the possibilities of holography as a medium for display and illustration. Begins with an experiment which...

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Laser Raman Spectroscopy (1970 Film)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Principle of the Raman effect. Disclosing the molecule’s vibrations by light scattering with changes in the wavelength. Advantages of using a laser light source. The spectrophotometer and its use in...

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Young and the Wave Theory of Light (1968 Film)

Director

John Sharples

Producer

Richard Warren

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A filmed lecture given by Sir Lawrence Bragg at the Royal Institution. Outlines the two contrasting theories of light (the particle theory and the wave theory) which were held in the 18th century. Describes...

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