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Road Test for a Glass Car

Date released

27 May 1946

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

46/42

NoS ID

101127

Story no

2 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Latest in American cars is a roadster with fibre-glass body. Revolutionary engineering design results in super-smooth riding over rough roads.

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Do It Yourself Engineering (2017)

aka: Do-It-Yourself Engineering

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 744 minutes (24 lectures)), £54.99

Professor Stephen Ressler, self confessed DIY addict, takes the viewer through 17 DIY projects, including how to build a suspension bridge, a skyscraper and an airplane. There is a step-by-step guide...

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Role of Materials Technology in Sporting Performance, The (2006)

Subject

Engineering; Sports science; Technology

How can cyclists go faster, pole vaulters go higher or golfers hit the ball further? The answers include being fitter and stronger but also in using the most appropriate sports equipment.The influence of...

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Gearless Motor Scooter

Date released

Jan 1964

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

20

NoS ID

327600

Story no

3 / 5

COI synopsis: A gearless motor scooter made in the English Midlands.

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Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life (2015)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 744 minutes (24 lectures)), £54.99

This resource is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the way things work around us. Professor Stephen Ressler investigates, among other topics, power plants, dams, aqueducts, railroads, communication...

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Car Crash Testing ‘Hard Centre’

Date released

Nov 1973

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

138

NoS ID

328175

Story no

3 / 4

COI synopsis: Using an impact simulator to help car designers find out what happens in case of accidents.

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Aerial Scooter

Date released

Jul 1967

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

62

NoS ID

327806

Story no

4 / 6

COI synopsis: Wing Commander Kenneth Wallis demonstrating his one-man autogyro.

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Kenwood Mixer

Date released

Oct 1963

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

17

NoS ID

327586

Story no

5 / 6

NoS synopsis: Demonstrates the applications of the British-made Kenwood food mixer.

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Hawker Avro 748

Date released

Feb 1964

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

21

NoS ID

327604

Story no

2 / 5

COI synopsis: The qualities of the British-built Hawker Siddley Avro 748.

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Jet Boat

Date released

Mar 1963

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

11

NoS ID

327549

Story no

1 / 5

NoS synopsis: Shows a new and versatile British jet boat, which can reach speeds of 35 mph, is rudderless - course is changed by changing the direction of the water forced through the jet aperture - and is...

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