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  1. Glasgow Subway (1975 Film, Video)

    Producer
    John Macpherson
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Documents this distinctive transport system before its planned modernisation. Courses in the history of technology or history of transport.*

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  2. Technology and the Victorian City (1985 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 31 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Dr Denis Smith, Chairman of the Greater London Archaeology Department, describes how new technology was used to tackle some of London’s main social problems such as providing clean drinking water, hygenic...

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  3. History of Computers, The (2006)

    Subject
    Information technology; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    The programme traces the development of the computer, from the first valve-based devices of the mid 20th century, to the invention of silicon-based technology leading to the manufacture of the first PCs. The...

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  4. Happiness in Flying (1980)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Biography of the aeroplane designer Andrei Tupolev, including archive material of early aircraft, and Chkalov’s flight in the 1930s landing in the USA.

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  5. Great Day (1956 Video)

    Subject
    Sociology; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.

    The opening by of Calder Hall, the world’s first nuclear power station.the world’s first nuclear power station, by HM Queen Elizabeth II. Describes the construction and design of the station, and shows...

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  6. Ploughing by Steam (1973 Film, Video)

    Director
    John Rogers
    Subject
    Agriculture; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes steam engines and shows in action - ploughing and cultivating in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, mole draining in Essex, dredging a lake in Warwickshire and a moat in Middlesex, moving a barn in...

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  7. From Coal to Colour (1984 Video)

    Producer
    Paul Kafno
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at coke-making and the early history of gas lighting, and includes material on a surviving gas works at Newton Stewart in Scotland. Animation shows how coal tar collects as a by-product. Discusses...

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  8. Sulphuric Acid: The Lead Chamber Process (1983 Video)

    Director
    Brian Tomkins
    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Using laboratory demonstrations, animation and archival film (1973) of the last lead chamber process plant to be worked at Seaton Carew, County Durham, Professor Russell shows how the growing demand for...

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  9. Moon’s Men (196 Video)

    Subject
    History; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. 13 min.

    Portrays the daily work of the fishermen of Morecambe Bay, including their very distinctive methods of fishing which were adapted to the long flats and shallows of their piece of coast. Some of the most...

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  10. Mainframe, The: The Story of Computing (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 1997 sale: £120.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    A non-technical introducction to the world of information technology, following the history of computing from the early, massive calculating machines such as the Manchester Mark I and the Lyons Electronic...

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