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  1. Einstein’s Belief (1982 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

    Explains Einstein’s theory of relativity using animation to illustrate the basic concepts. Discusses the philosophical framework behind Einstein’s ideas - the theory that physical reality is independent...

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  2. Media Screen Round-up November 2016

    Date
    15 Dec 2016, 10:46
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    The monthly round-up of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research and published at Learning on Screen by Andrew Ormsby. This month's bumper issue...

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  3. 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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  4. Julia Kristseva and Terry Eagleton (1992 Video)

    Director
    Alex Marengo
    Producer
    Patricia Llewellyn
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 80 min., 1995 sale: £23.50 (inclusive)

    Two 40-minute interviews by philosopher Johnathan Ree looking at the interviewees’ work in relationship to human rights issues. Julia Kristeva discusses semiotics, as applied to linguistics and literature,...

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  5. Seven Bridges of KÖnigsberg, The (1974 Video)

    Director
    Bruce Cornwell; Katherine Cornwell
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 4 min.

    Uses animation to recreate Leonard Euler’s analysis of the problem of crossing the bridges of Königsberg in a single continuous walk.

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  6. Butterfly Catastrophe (1979 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 4 min.

    An introduction to the mathematics of catastrophe theory. The three-dimensional butterfly catastrophe surface is represented in four-dimensional space using time as the fourth dimension.

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  7. Molecular Theory of Matter (1965 Film)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The kinetic theory of matter is demonstrated by showing the diffusion of gases in air, the condensation of steam, the evaporation of liquids, and the transformation of liquids into solids. Brownian movement...

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  8. Theory of Relativity, The: An Introduction (1981 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Surveys some of the important concepts in relativity by providing an introduction to the topics of relative velocity, addition of velocities, the constancy of the velocity of light, time dilation, muon...

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  9. Imagined Worlds. Part 10: Professor Sir Fred Hoyle (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Professor Sir Fred Hoyle describes the insights that led him to challenge the ‘big bang’ theory of the origin of the universe and to attempt to establish his alternative steady state theory of an...

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  10. Plate Tectonics: From Hypothesis to Theory (1979 Video)

    Producer
    Martin Hayden
    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 33 min.

    Leading earth scientists discuss their interest in, and their contribution to, the development of the theory of plate tectonics.

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