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  1. Edison: The Invention of Invention (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Design; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1999 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Focuses on Thomas Edison’s pioneering work on electric lighting and a host of other inventions, as an example of the total innovation process and to illustrate the range of factors behind the success of...

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  2. Nation’s Health, The (2004)

    Subject
    Film Studies; History; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £55.00

    The late nineteenth century saw many discoveries and new technologies that transformed clinical medicine. A different kind of invention from this period came to be seen as an essential weapon in the war...

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  3. The Great Math Mystery, The (2016)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

    Documentary about the history and principles of mathematics presented by astrophysicist and writer Mario Livio, along with other mathematicians, physicists, and engineers. The programme traces the...

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  4. Creation of Childhood, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Eleanor Morris
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at Neil Postman’s controversial theory that childhood was created by the printing press. Discusses what a child’s life was like in the medieval period prior to the invention of the printing press...

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  5. James Watt (1959 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Life and work of the Scottish engineer and inventor, particularly his invention of the separate condenser.

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  6. Edison: The Father of Invention (2015)

    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 112 minutes), £14.99

    Born on the threshold of Americas burgeoning industrial empire, Edisons curiosity led him to its cutting edge. With just three months of formal schooling, he took on one seemingly impossible technical...

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  7. Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

    Director
    Tim Usborne
    Producer
    Steve Crabtree
    Subject
    History; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £41.99

    Three programmes telling the story of electricity and the history of its discovery and applications. The first programme SPARK, is about the very first scientists who studied electricity. Known as ‘natural...

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  8. Goya: Reality and Invention (2000 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 2001 sale £15.50 (+VAT +p&p)

    Focuses on the period 1796-1828, but begins by taking a brief look back on Goya’s earlier career before exploring his drawings and their context. Examines technique, style and subject matter.

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  9. Steven Pinker (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Linguistics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1996 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Steven Pinker’s work ‘The Language Instinct,' argues that human language is not an invention, but a natural instinct unique to man. Here Pinker introduces his thinking and the arguments that support his...

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  10. Lucio Fontana (198)

    Director
    Pierre Néel
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £14.95

    One of the 20th-century’s greatest innovators, Italian artist Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) is best known for his invention of spatialism, involving new scientific methods for projecting images and the...

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