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Underwater Light Bulb

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

106

NoS ID

325468

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: A new divers’ lantern has a bulb which needs no cumbersome waterproof housing, and which can be changed underwater. Even when the bulb has been working for hours, it can be plunged into icy...

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Pyramids of Waste: The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)

Director

Cosima Dannoritzer

Subject

Business studies; Environmental science; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £39.50

Planned obsolescence is the deliberate shortening of product life spans to guarantee consumer demand. PYRAMIDS OF WASTE (aka THE LIGHT BULB CONSPIRACY) combines investigative research and archive footage to...

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Bulb-Growing Season Reaches Climax with Great Flower Exhibitions

Date released

26 Feb 1931

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

66

NoS ID

137647

Story no

2 / 9

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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Research

Date released

1950

Series name

Cinegazette

Issue no

8

NoS ID

349271

Story no

3 / 3

BTF synopsis: piece spotlighting London Transport laboratories at Chiswick and Greenwich Power Station and the testing of paint durability. Tests done on light bulb life and axle stress too.

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Emett’s ideal home

Series name

Astra Gazette

Issue no

10

NoS ID

000062

Story no

1 / 4

Pathe’s Database Entry for this item: "Date : 2/25/57 EMETT GS of Emett’s automatic home. MS Dummy seated in front of TV set. MS Dummy reacts as TV comes up to him and then recedes. BCU TV set in...

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Underwater Light Bulb

Series name

Tomorrow Today

Issue no

106

NoS ID

329518

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: A new divers lantern which needs no cumbersome waterproof housing.

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High Speed Cameras

Date released

1973

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

125

NoS ID

325532

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: How does the flash in a flash bulb develop - and what happens to a bullet in flight? A mechanical camera filming ten thousand pictures per second and an electronic camera whose exposure is...

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Spalding Tulip Carnival

Date released

Dec 1972

Series name

Parade

Issue no

109

NoS ID

327399

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: The bulb fields of eastern England and Flower Parade, using tulip flower heads for the decorative floats.

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Spalding Tulip Carnival

Date released

Apr 1973

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

59

NoS ID

324870

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: Bulb fields of Eastern England and the annual flower parade using tulip heads for the decorative floats.

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Strike a Light (1990 Video)

Producer

Philip Ashby; Pam Taylor

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (VAT +p&p)

Describes the design, manufacture and marketing of light bulbs. Two components, the tungsten filament in the household bulb and the alumina tube in the high-pressure sodium vapour lamp, are used as examples...

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